Pensions Minister

Pensions minister Ros Altmann has said that she has been bullied by supporters of the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign.

Amid concern that the cap on exit fees only applies to contract-based schemes, the minister has confirmed that a separate cap will be imposed on trust-based schemes.

The pensions minister has unveiled a major communications drive to broaden the public's understanding of the state pension to be introduced next April.

There are 235,000 more people between the ages of 50 and 64 in work than there was a year ago, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

Minister for disabled people Justin Tomlinson will be the spokesman for pensions in the House of Commons, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

Just under half of respondents to Professional Pensions' weekly poll said Ros Altmann was a good choice as pensions minister.

PP examines Ros Altmann's appointment

Ros Altmann is set to become a Tory peer after the government confirmed its intention to make the new pensions minister a baroness.

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has laid out what it thinksRos Altmann’s priorities should be:

The appointment of Ros Altmann as pensions minister has been welcomed by the industry