State pension

The coalition has reaffirmed its commitment to reforming the state pension although did not reveal any specifics or announce a date for the white paper.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will reaffirm their commitment to reforming the state pension in a mid-term review of the coalition's progress.

The government could ease the transition to the flat rate state pension by paying out old state second pension entitlements as one-off sums in a ‘buyout' arrangement, Barnett Waddingham says.

Eversheds has launched version two of its interactive PC and iPhone app to include information on pensions law.

The Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the move to a flat-rate state pension.

Rachel Dalton on the million people in the UK who are excluded from financial services

Hannah Brenton examines the many complications the government faces in a flat-rate state pension

Pensions minister Steve Webb has announced the Department of Work and Pensions will publish its 'Reinvigorating workplace pensions' report on 22 November.

Iain Duncan Smith has confirmed plans for a flat-rate state pension are still going ahead.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has urged the industry to "take a chill pill" on the schedule for state pension reform.