bridging pensions

Bridging pensions increasing in popularity

More pension schemes and their members are becoming interested in using bridging pensions as a result of Covid-19, according to Aon.

15 June 2020 • 2 min read

DWP delay leaves schemes facing Equality Act workaround

A government failure to update equality legislation means schemes offering bridging pensions could fall foul of provisions in the Equality Act 2010 - leaving them reliant on EU law as an interim solution.

07 March 2019 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

PPF to mirror scheme rules for bridging pensions, DWP plans

The bridging pension anomaly faced by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) will be removed under plans unveiled by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

17 November 2017 • 1 min read

Law and Regulation

DWP consults on plans to remove PPF bridging pension 'anomaly'

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting to resolve an "anomaly" where recipients of bridging pensions who enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) receive a higher rate of compensation for the rest of their life.

01 September 2017 • 2 min read