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Section C Court Case: Update
04
Dec
2018
The Court of Appeal has now also confirmed that it is currently not possible to change from RPI to another index.
Judicial Review Update
29
Nov
2018
The High Court has now published its judgment and has determined that the decision made by Her Majesty’s Treasury was valid.
GMP Court Ruling
30
Oct
2018
You may have recently seen in the news the decision by the High Court that pension schemes should equalise benefits between women and men who have guaranteed minimum pensions.
BT Pension Scheme appoints Morten Nilsson as Chief Executive Officer
09
Oct
2018
The Trustee of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Morten Nilsson as Chief Executive Officer of BT Pension Scheme Management Limited (BTPSM).
State Pension
There is a new flat-rate (single-tier) State Pension that has been introduced which has replaced the basic State Pension and additional State Pension. The full new State Pension will initially be £155.65 per week. The amount will be based on your National Insurance contributions history and individual circumstances.
If you reached your State Pension Age before 6 April 2016, you will receive a benefit based on the Pre 6 April 2016 system.
Understanding your State Pension is an important part of planning for your retirement. If you want to find out more you can visit www.gov.uk/new-state-pension.