DWP
Pensions triple lock quietly shelved for 2022/23
As prime minister tacks 1.25% tax onto share dividends
UK chancellor canvasses MPs on triple lock suspension
A strong hint that the Conservative party could soon abandon manifesto pledge to pensioners
Call to review tax-free pension lump sum
Withdrawing the entire pot to access 25% puts the rest at risk of stagnating
DB transfers face further hurdles in bid to stop scams
But warnings that DWP’s plan could push market ‘back into the dark ages’ and ‘cause serious consumer detriment’
UK refuses to uprate expat pensions in Canada
Move deemed ‘disappointing’ and a ‘staggering betrayal’ by activists