Research Briefing
Improving outcomes for DC pension savers
Discusses proposals to improve outcomes for savers in defined contribution (DC) pension schemes
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Research Briefing
Regulation of work-based DC pension schemes
Looks at the regulatory framework for DC pension schemes
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Research Briefing
Asbestos-related diseases: payments from the Department for Work and Pensions
Exposure to asbestos fibres can lead to a number of serious diseases. People suffering from certain conditions may be able to pursue a civil claim for damages against one or more employers responsible for exposing them to asbestos negligently and/or in breach of a statutory duty. Compensation may also be available under schemes administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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Research Briefing
Police pensions – background
This note provides an overview of the development of the current police pension schemes
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Research Briefing
Pension Schemes Bill
Research Paper for Second Reading of Pension Schemes Bill 2014/15
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Research Briefing
Pension lump sums
Looks at the lump sum payments that can be made from a private pension, such as the tax-free lump sum and the rules for small pots
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Research Briefing
Impact on the UK of Scottish independence: social security and tax credits
In the event Scotland becoming an independent country, the Scottish and Westminster governments would have to address two main issues with regard to welfare provision: how to deliver benefits and tax credits in the initial transitional period following independence; and how the two countries' systems should relate to each other in the longer term.
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Research Briefing
Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit for children resident in other EEA countries
Domestic legislation provides that both Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit cannot normally be paid in respect of children resident abroad. However, under provisions in EU law on social security coordination within the European Economic Area (EEA), Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit may be payable to EEA migrants in the United Kingdom in respect of their dependent children resident in another Member State.
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Research Briefing
Self-employed people and contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Self-employed people are eligible for the same contributory benefits and pension as employed earners, with one exception. Self-employed people cannot claim contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA).
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Research Briefing
Civil service pensions – current reforms
Looks at current reforms to civil service pensions
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Research Briefing
Implications for pensions of Scotland becoming independent
Discussed the implications for pensions in the continuing UK in the event of Scotland becoming an independent country
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Research Briefing
TUPE and Pensions
This note covers the development of measures to protect occupational pensions on transfer of employment, including the 'Fair Deal' policy covering transfers from the public sector
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Research Briefing
Pensions: income drawdown
Looks at the development of income drawdown arrangements as an alternative to buying an annuity
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Research Briefing
Food Banks and Food Poverty
The number of food banks in the UK has increased substantially in recent years. This note explains how food banks work, examines their growth and discusses possible contributing factors and policy developments.
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Research Briefing
Pensions: the statutory override and ‘protected persons’
Discusses the Government's consultation on whether to allow a limited 'statutory override' of pension protection arrangements put in place in some denationalised industries in the 1990s
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