Protected Rights – new possibilities from April 6th
Historically, many people chose to contract out of the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme using their money purchase pension. Put simply, this meant that the money that would have gone into SERPS went into their personal pensions instead – effectively, they were swapping known benefits from the Government for unknown (but potentially greater) benefits from their own pension scheme. Read more →
Budget 2012 Overview
Summary
The Chancellor presented his third full Budget since the coalition Government took power on Wednesday, 21st March.
Billed as ‘the budget for working people’ with a promise to ‘back business’, Mr Osborne highlighted the Government’s commitment to three specific areas: a stable economy, a fairer, more efficient and simpler tax system and reforms to support growth. Read more →
What does pension auto-enrolment mean for you?
At present, many workers fail to take up valuable pension benefits because they do not make an application to join their employer’s scheme. From 1 October 2012 (subject to an employer’s own introduction date), all eligible workers will be automatically enrolled into their employer’s qualifying pension scheme without any active decision on their part. Read more →
