The Government’s decision to bring most unused pension funds and lump sum death benefits within the scope of inheritance tax (IHT) from 6 April 2027 has provoked widespread criticism from across the pensions industry. Providers, advisers and trade bodies have warned that the change risks undermining confidence in pension saving and damaging long term retirement provision.

The headline story from Budget 2025 - in the pension world at least - was the plan to cap National Insurance relief for pension contributions paid through salary sacrifice at £2,000 a year.

I’ve written before about the lack of coherence in the UK’s pension complaints landscape and it remains a source of real frustration for those of us working in the sector.

We’ve known for many years that normal minimum pension age, NMPA it's known, is going up.

One of the most disliked aspects of bringing pensions into the estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from 6 April 2027 is the double taxation that will occur when the member dies on or after their 75th birthday.

There’s a massive concentration of power in occupational pensions with less than 50 people controlling more than half the money, according to former Pensions Minister Steve Webb.

There were surges in lump sum withdrawals from private sector DC pensions in Autumn 2024 and 2025 as savers acted in anticipation of rumoured Budget changes.