Tag: Pension

Aligning the upper age for NHS prescription charge exemptions with the State Pension age

The consultation is seeking views from the public and healthcare professionals on options for change including building in a period of protection so those aged between 60 to 65 can continue to benefit from free prescriptions if the upper age

Defined benefit funding code of practice consultation

In its 2018 white paper ‘Protecting Defned Beneft Pension Schemes’, the governmentnoted that the defined benefit (DB) funding framework is working largely as intended.However, it also acknowledged that there was room for improvement in some key areas,for example the need