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Legislation, regulator updates and scheme changes that affect public sector pension scheme members — active or retired. Plain English, with sources, no spin.
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What’s new in UK pensions
Local Government Pension
Five things that changed in your LGPS pension on 1 April 2026
Five member-facing LGPS changes (England and Wales) came into force on 1 April 2026. Family-leave pension build-up, equalised survivor pensions, and backdated death grants…
NHS Pension
NHS pension contributions 2026/27: the new six-tier table explained
From 1 April 2026 the NHS Pension Scheme uses a six-tier contribution structure with rates from 5.2% to 12.5%. The threshold-vs-rate distinction most coverage…
Pension Basics
Closing public sector DB pensions to new entrants from 2030: what’s actually proposed
Policy Exchange has proposed closing the main unfunded public sector DB schemes to new entrants from 2030, with new public service workers joining DC…
Civil Service Pension
Civil Service Pension delays: what to do if your quote is stuck
Around 23,000 Civil Service Pension quotations are stuck in Capita's backlog. Here's what to do if yours is one of them, including how to…
Local Government Pension
Pension Schemes Act 2026: what it actually does
The Pension Schemes Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 29 April. Six LGPS megafunds in statute, a £25bn DC scale floor, small-pot consolidation, DB…
McCloud Remedy
McCloud remedy tracker: where each scheme stands in May 2026
Where each public service pension scheme stands on McCloud remedy implementation as of May 2026. LGPS, NHS, Teachers, Civil Service, AFPS, Police and Firefighters…
Official sources
For the underlying material behind these stories, go straight to the source:
- Legislation: legislation.gov.uk — full text of every UK Act and Statutory Instrument.
- Government policy: GOV.UK announcements — DWP, HMT, MoD, Cabinet Office statements.
- HMRC pensions guidance: Pensions Tax Manual — tax treatment, allowances, lifetime limits.
- The Pensions Regulator: tpr.gov.uk — codes of practice, scheme funding, governance.
- FCA: fca.org.uk — adviser regulation, consumer alerts, scam warnings.
- MoneyHelper: moneyhelper.org.uk — free, impartial pensions guidance backed by government.
- Pensions Ombudsman: pensions-ombudsman.org.uk — complaints, decisions, dispute resolution.
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