Djuna Thurley Archives

Research Briefing

Welfare Reform Bill: reform of disability benefits, Housing Benefit, and other measures

Friday, 04 March, 2011

This paper has been prepared for the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons. For information on the provision in the Bill relating to the introduction of Universal Credit, please see the complementary Library Research Paper, 11/24. Besides Universal Credit, the Bill proposes a number of other significant welfare reforms, including replacement of the current Disability Living Allowance, restriction of Housing Benefit entitlement to social housing tenants whose accommodation is larger than they need, time-limiting the payment of contributory Employment and Support Allowance to twelve months, and capping the total amount of benefit that can be claimed.
Research Briefing

Postal Services Bill: Committee Stage Report Bill 120 of 2010-11 (as amended; Bill 78 as introduced)

Friday, 07 January, 2011

The Postal Services Bill passed Second Reading in the Commons on 27 October. The Bill was considered in Public Bill Committee in 20 sittings, between 9 November and 9 December 2010. No Opposition amendments were agreed and only minor Government amendments were made to Clause 80 in Part 4 of the Bill.
- Research Briefing
- Communities
Research Briefing

Public service pension reform – 1997-2010

Wednesday, 24 November, 2010

This note looks at the main reforms to public service pensions from 1997 up until the 2010 general election
- Research Briefing
- Pensions
Research Briefing

Postal Services Bill [Bill 78 of 2010-11]

Monday, 25 October, 2010

This Paper has been prepared for the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons of the Postal Services Bill. The Bill has four main parts. Part 1 provides for changes to the ownership structure of Royal Mail Holdings plc and its subsidiaries (including Post Office Ltd). Part 2 provides for Royal Mail’s historic pension deficit to be transferred to government. Part 3 provides for changes in the regulatory arrangements for postal services and Part 4 provides for a “special administration regime” should there be a risk to the universal postal service from the possibility of the provider becoming insolvent.
Research Briefing

Superannuation Bill: Committee Stage Report

Friday, 08 October, 2010

Clause 1 of this Bill would cap compensation payable under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme at a maximum of 12 months’ pay for compulsory redundancy and 15 months’ pay for voluntary exits. Clause 2 provides for clause 1 to expire after 12 months unless repealed, extended or revived using order-making powers. The Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government invited the civil service unions to negotiate a “sustainable and practical and practical long-term successor scheme”. On 7 October, the Government announced that it had concluded its negotiations with five of the six unions on a new scheme.
- Research Briefing
- Pensions
Research Briefing

Superannuation Bill [Bill No 58 of 2010-11]

Wednesday, 01 September, 2010

This Paper has been written for the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons. Clause 1 of the Bill would cap compensation payable under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme at a maximum of 12 months’ pay for compulsory redundancy and 15 months’ for voluntary exits. Clause 2 provides for clause 1 to expire after 12 months, unless repealed, extended or revived using order-making powers. The Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government has invited the civil service unions to negotiate a “sustainable and practical long term successor scheme”.
- Research Briefing
- Pensions
Research Briefing

Pension uprating – background

Tuesday, 20 July, 2010

This note explains the development of the uprating arrangements for the State Pension and Pension Credit.
- Research Briefing
- Pensions
Research Briefing

Welfare Reform Bill: Lords amendments

Friday, 06 November, 2009
Research Briefing

Deregulatory Review of Private Pensions

Wednesday, 23 September, 2009

Outlines review recommendations and subsequent policy changes.
- Research Briefing
- Pensions
Research Briefing

Local government pension scheme: 85 year rule

Thursday, 20 August, 2009

Covers the abolition of the rule of 85 in the Local Government Pension Scheme and the transitional protection arrangements
Research Briefing

Bankers’ Pensions (Limits) Bill

Thursday, 02 July, 2009

Looks at a Private Member's Bill which would enable limits to be placed on the occupational pension entitlement of the director of a bank which has been taken wholly or partly into public ownership.
Research Briefing

Defined Benefit pension schemes

Monday, 09 March, 2009

Looks at factors influencing trends in Defined Benefit pensions schemes and recent policy initiatives.
- Research Briefing
- Pensions
Research Briefing

The Christmas Bonus and the associated 60 pound one-off payment for 2008-09

Tuesday, 13 January, 2009

This is an archived Commons Library briefing on the Christmas Bonus and the associated 60 pound one-off payment for 2008-09, from 2009.
Research Briefing

Pension tax simplification

Thursday, 11 December, 2008

Covers development of "pension tax simplification" rules introduced by Finance Act 2004. Updated to include Pre-Budget 2008 announcement.
Research Briefing

Carers and Pensions

Thursday, 27 November, 2008

This note looks at how time out of the labour market is credited for state pension purposes (and how this is changing); carers' benefits for people of pension age; and some recent private pension reforms including the recent change regarding class 3 National Insurance Contributions.
- Research Briefing
- Pensions

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