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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) outlines plans to make £1.4 trillion in pension schemes work better for savers and the wider economy

• Updated: 23 February 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions has announced the appointment of Dame Judith Hackitt as the new interim Chair of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), effective from 1 January 2024.

• Updated: 5 December 2023

Those who apply before the deadline could qualify for an extra £300 Cost of Living boost thanks to Pension Credit backdating rules.

• Updated: 28 November 2023

Payments of up to £600 are landing directly in the bank accounts of around 11.5 million UK pensioners for the second year running.

• Updated: 25 November 2023

The government is giving people more time to pay National Insurance contributions towards their State Pension.

• Updated: 12 June 2023

GAD supported the government as it considered the methodology surrounding the SCAPE discount rate. A public consultation sought views on methodologies for the discount rate.

• Updated: 5 April 2023

The biggest shake-up of UK pensions for decades was confirmed today (Thursday 11 February 2021) as the Pension Schemes Bill received Royal Assent.

• Updated: 11 February 2021

New proposals to give senior NHS doctors, nurses and GPs access to more flexible pensions, allowing them to dedicate more time to patients.

• Updated: 11 September 2019