Govt admits bad RPI drafting

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Guarantees given in Civil Service Pensions member communications to link benefits to the Retail Prices Index were the result of bad drafting, the government admits.

The explanatory literature for the CSP Classic scheme stated members would receive an “index linked income” on retirement, explaining this meant benefits were “guaranteed to increase in line with i...

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