
Budget shake-up could negatively affect pension planning – Hargreaves Lansdown
Tax-free cash was reduced to a maximum of £268,275 by the last Government, prompting further speculation as to whether it would be eroded further in future.

Tax-free cash was reduced to a maximum of £268,275 by the last Government, prompting further speculation as to whether it would be eroded further in future.

This will enable more than 400,000 members to find and view their WYPF-administered pensions when pensions dashboards are available to the public.

The firm proposed four ways of replacing DC pensions with designs that could help employees achieve better outcomes.

90% of self-employed workers aged 55 and over were off track for a moderately comfortable retirement.

The scheme will offer more than 100,000 Royal Mail employees a cash lump sum and an income in retirement.

CDC pension schemes, first introduced to the UK in 2022, enable savers to pool their money into a single fund to share investment risk and longevity risk.

Michael Summersgill urged the Chancellor to use her first Budget to commit to long-term stability in the pension tax system.

Royal London’s research into workers’ retirement savings habits shows that pension contributions differ significantly by age, job type, and income. The one consistent is that the gender pension gap impacts women at every stage of their career, leaving them worse off in retirement.

A previous survey conducted by PensionBee revealed that more than a third of savers between the ages of 18 and 54 anticipated returns of between 5% and 7%.

Some industries, like manufacturing and construction, routinely offer paid overtime at typically 1.5-times the normal rate of pay, potentially creating a sizeable extra pool of earnings to dip into.

Sir Stephen Timms MP said he would like to see the Government set out a timetable for increasing pension contributions from their current 8% minimum.
In the first six months of 2024, quotes for annuities were up 12%, compared to the same period in the previous year.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
| cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
| viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |
Press Esc to close.
