All Budget articles
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: What the Chancellor said
With no big surprises and barely a flicker from the gilt market, was this a deliberately dull Budget designed to avoid another 2022? Co-hosts Tom Parker and Nick Reeve dissect the chancellor’s speech.
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NewsGovernment to take over Northern Rock and Bradford & Bingley DB schemes
HM Treasury initially planned to take on the two defined benefit pension schemes in 2025, but this is now expected to take place by early 2028.
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NewsBudget 2026: Government to simplify post-retirement CDC transfers
Legislation promised in the Budget report will make it easier to consolidate the retirement sections of CDC and traditional defined contribution schemes.
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NewsBudget 2026: Markets sanguine as chancellor errs on side of caution
Financial markets remained sanguine following chancellor John Healey’s Budget speech as he pledged to maintain fiscal discipline and did not reveal any major surprise announcements.
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NewsBudget 2026: Terminal illness review and bereavement changes welcomed
Pension industry experts have welcomed “common sense” measures in the Budget to simplify the treatment of death benefits and allow terminally ill people early access to their retirement pots.
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NewsBudget 2026: Mineworkers scheme trustees ‘disappointed’ by surplus decision
The trustees of the £10.4bn Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme have criticised a government decision not to bring the fund’s surplus arrangements into line with the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme, despite months of negotiations.
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NewsBudget 2026: Temporary income tax fix raises fairness issues
Chancellor John Healey has introduced a new allowance for pensioners to keep the lowest earners out of paying income tax, but policy experts warn the temporary measure could create a future headache.
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FeaturesBudget 2026: What will John Healey pull out of the red box?
As the chancellor prepares to give his first Budget speech, Pensions Expert explores the key themes for the retirement sector.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Budget 2026 Preview Special
Co-hosts Nick Reeve and Tom Parker celebrate their podcast’s first birthday by looking ahead to this week’s much-anticipated Budget speech from chancellor John Healey.
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NewsBudget 2026: State pension plans could create unfair ‘cliff edge’, experts warn
Proposals to shield pensioners who rely solely on the state pension from income tax could penalise those with modest private savings and create an increasingly expensive system, pensions experts have warned.
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NewsConservatives call on chancellor to rule out pension tax changes ahead of Budget
Helen Whately, the shadow pensions minister, told the Pensions UK Annual Conference that chancellor John Healey needed to give the country immediate assurances on tax changes to avoid people making irreversible decisions.
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NewsSalary sacrifice cap risks higher costs and lower pension saving, SPP warns
The Society of Pension Professionals has written to MPs to warn that restricting salary sacrifice for pension contributions is likely to increase costs for employers and employees and reduce levels of pension saving.
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NewsPensions UK issues ‘wake-up call’ research on salary sacrifice
The trade body has warned the government that changing the salary sacrifice rules will create confusion and lead to savers losing out when the plans come into effect in 2029.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Bells, Bills, and Brunel
Pour yourself some mulled wine and settle in as Nick and Tom dissect the wildest year in pensions for ages, from the Pension Schemes Bill to the LGPS reshuffle, megafunds to value for money.
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NewsBusinesses brace for salary sacrifice changes as legislation laid
The government has introduced legislation to limit salary sacrifice for pension contributions to £2,000 a year – but experts warn the impact could be greater than official estimates suggest.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Budget leaks and legislative tweaks
Fresh from the Pensions Expert Annual Conference at Pennyhill Park, hosts Thomas Parker and Nick Reeve tackle two massive stories: the Pension Schemes Bill’s third reading and the Autumn Budget.
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OpinionAMNT: ‘Does anyone know the way? There’s got to be a way’
John Flynn of the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees channels a 1973 glam rock hit to ask what can be done about pre-Budget speculation.
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NewsAdmin levy and indexation changes among new Pension Schemes Bill amendments
More amendments have been put forward by government ministers and other MPs ahead of the bill returning to parliament tomorrow (3 December).
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NewsPension providers call for calm ahead of salary sacrifice changes
The government is expected to legislate before Christmas to restrict the national insurance exemption on employee pension contributions made via salary sacrifice, according to the Financial Times.
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OpinionPensions UK: Budget silver linings for pension schemes
Pensions UK’s Dirk Paterson looks for some positive takes on last week’s Budget announcements relating to investment, indexation, and taxation.