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Consultation Response Financial Conduct Authority: advising on pension transfers September 2017 Ref: 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it ... (FCA) has proposed a new advice regime for transfers out of Defined Benefit pension schemes, called the ‘Appropriate Pension Transfer Analysis’ (APTA). This would replace the existing regime that is focussed
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Evidence submission Age UK’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee’s Inquiry into Understanding the new State Pension November 2015 Ref No. 4115 sally.west@ageuk.org.uk Age UK ... if people are aware that the State Pension system is changing, many do not fully understand how this will affect them. People often have limited knowledge about pensions, and upbeat political messages and
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rent. Housing Benefit is a means-tested benefit. This means the amount you can get depends on: your savings who you live with how much rent you pay how many rooms you have in your home if you get disability ... chunk of income each month, especially if you’re a pensioner struggling to pay other living costs. Housing Benefit could help you to meet those costs and save you some worry. You could get Housing Benefit
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Consultation Response Ref 0617 HM Treasury and Department for Work and Pensions pension scams consultation February 2017 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... December 2016, HM Treasury and the Department for Work and Pensions published a consultation on a package of measures aimed at tackling pension scams.1 Introduction Age UK is the country's largest charity
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Inquiry Response Pensions automatic enrolment – Lifetime ISAs Ref. 1116 April 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... serious threat to pension saving, but we do anticipate some negative effect on opt-out rates and potentially reduced pension saving by some individuals. The risk to pension saving would be increased
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Pension receipt in the UK: are older individuals from ethnic minorities disadvantaged? Athina Vlachantoni, Zhixin Frank Feng, Maria Evandrou and Jane Falkingham Pension receipt in later ... individuals’ pension contributions and circumstances over the life course interact with eligibility rules for each type of pension. Within the British context, such pensions may relate to the state pension, an
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Rules around private and occupational pension
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to use as you want or need to. You'll also get National Insurance credits each week towards your State Pension if you're under pension age. Carer’s Allowance is paid at £81.90 per week ... you won’t be eligible to claim Carer’s Allowance because you have some savings, don’t worry. Your savings and your National Insurance record won’t make a difference to your claim.
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Consultation Response Pension reforms – proposed changes to our rules and guidance, CP 15-30 January 2016 Ref: 3915 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... this consultation Following the introduction of the pension flexibilities in April 2015, where consumers no longer have to annuitise their pension savings and can instead choose from a range of options, the
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Consultation Response Reshaping workplace pensions for future generations Ref: 3313 Date: 19th December 2013 All ... ambition (DA) pensions to complement the defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) models that currently predominate and proposals for a new regulatory framework for future pension provision.
