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Finance delays for divorcing teachers and NHS staff as pensions recalculated
Both current and retired staff face "a severe and drastic impact" from the delays, say solicitors.
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Starmer: ‘Easy to bring in tailor-made’ doctor pensions
The Labour leader said "even bigger pensions" for the richest 1%, announced in Wednesday's Budget, were wrong when so many people were struggling with [...]
Budget 2023: Pensions tax cut for wealthy is wrong priority, Labour says
The party says it would reverse changes to pensions announced in the Budget, arguing they benefit the wealthy.
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Brexit created frictions in trade, says work and pensions secretary Mel Stride
Mel Stride tells the BBC Brexit brought "major opportunities" but they are taking time to appear.
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Biden Devotes $36 Billion to Save Union Workers’ Pensions
The money comes from last year’s Covid-19 relief package and will avert cuts of up to 60 percent in pensions for 350,000 Teamster truck drivers, wareh [...]
Pensions: Downing Street refuses to commit to triple lock
Last week Rishi Sunak's predecessor said she was committed to raising pensions in line with prices.
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Pensions: Liz Truss commits to triple lock after concern from Tory MPs
Liz Truss's spokesman had said she was "not making any commitments" on raising pensions with prices.
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Truss: We will protect the triple lock on pensions
The SNP's Westminster leader asked the prime minister twice about past pension rise pledges - following speculation over the "triple lock" on pensions [...]
James Cleverly: ‘No certainty’ on pensions yet
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said he cannot give people "certainty" over how much their pensions will increase by next year.He told BBC Breakf [...]
Pensions: Minister can't give certainty over triple lock
The PM had pledged to keep the triple lock - but now will not make any commitments on spending.
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Liz Truss no longer committed to inflation pensions rise
The prime minister's spokesman says she is "not making any commitments", as she searches for spending cuts.
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Bank of England boss tells investors pensions help must end
"It's not a fantastically good thing for pension funds to be furiously selling assets over a two-week period, so it's perfectly possible, although a l [...]
PM Liz Truss’ mixed news on benefits and pensions
Prime minister Liz Truss has refused to confirm that benefits will rise with inflation, something her predecessor Boris Johnson had promised. When ask [...]
Chancellor Kwarteng on rises for benefits and pensions in 2023
The mini-budget was "absolutely essential" in resetting the debate about growth, Kwasi Kwarteng has said. The chancellor added it was "premature" to s [...]
Chancellor Rishi Sunak defends likely pensions rise
There's criticism of the move as ministers warn workers not to expect pay rises to match increasing costs.
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