Research Briefing
Inheriting pension rights
This briefing outlines the different arrangements for inheriting pension rights in State and private pension schemes.
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Research Briefing
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
An overview of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, including government changes to pensions and the remedy to the discrimination caused by these changes.
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Research Briefing
Mineworkers’ pensions
Covers the arrangements made for mineworkers' pensions (MPS) and British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) following privatisation of British Coal in 1994.
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Research Briefing
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
The second reading of the Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25 took place on 7 July 2025. This briefing covers the bill's progress from second reading through to the end of its committee stage.
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Research Briefing
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-26: progress of the bill
A briefing on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-26 after House of Commons committee stage
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Research Briefing
Pensions: Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes
Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes are a new type of pension scheme in the UK. Sometimes also referred to as Collective Money Purchase Schemes, CDCs were introduced by the Pension Schemes Act 2021.
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Research Briefing
Occupational pension increases
Looks at the requirements on private sector defined benefit occupational pension schemes to increase (index and revalue) the pensions they pay in line with inflation
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Research Briefing
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-25
A briefing on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill 2024-25
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Research Briefing
Pensions: defined benefit superfunds
This briefing paper covers the development of defined benefit superfunds, their regulation, and policy debate.
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Research Briefing
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25
The Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25 is a government bill introduced on 5 June 2025. This briefing sets out the background, effect and commentary on the Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25, listed for second reading on Monday 7 July 2025.
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Research Briefing
Direct taxes: Rates and allowances for 2025/26
The new tax year started on 6 April 2025. Direct taxes’ rates and allowances were confirmed in the 2024 Autumn Budget. These are taxes paid directly by the taxpayer to the government.
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Research Briefing
Universities and the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
This briefing explains how the increase in employer contributions for the Teachers' Pension Scheme may affect universities required to offer it to their staff.
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Debate Pack
General debate on government support for coalfield communities
There will be a general debate on government support for coalfield communities on Thursday 6th February
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Research Briefing
Public service pensions – response to McCloud
The McCloud pension remedy was brought in after a judgment found that the government discriminated against younger members of public service pension schemes.
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Research Briefing
Pension scheme investments
The government's pensions investment review is seeking to increase investment by pension schemes. Here we look at the policy debate on how defined contribution pension schemes invest.
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