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Budget 2026
Pensions Expert brings you the latest reports and reaction from chancellor John Healey’s first Budget speech, delivered on 28 October 2026.
Latest Budget news and views
Budget 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.
Budget 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.
Conservatives 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.
Salary 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.
Always A Pensions Angle
Always 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.
Pensions 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.
Businesses 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.
AMNT: ‘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.
Admin 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).
Pension 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.
Pensions 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.
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