Long-term sickness benefit recipients could face annual cuts of up to £5,000 and be required to look for work under sweeping ...

“It’s not going to be the silver bullet that the government hopes for,” said another, adding that the total DB scheme surplus was only about £68bn on a buyout basis — the level at which companies with ...

The government is not just looking at reforming the benefits system - it is preparing to put it at the heart of its economic ...

Recipients of long-term sickness benefits could lose up to £5,000 a year and be forced to look for work under plans by ministers to overhaul the welfare system, it has been reported ...

Ministers are encouraging UK businesses to work with Jobcentres to fill the thousands of jobs currently vacant as the UK goes for growth, the Work and ...

The Labour Party government Chancellor Ms Reeves is warning that reform of health and disability benefits is coming shortly ...

It looks as though this pattern will continue with the application of inheritance tax (IHT) on pensions, as announced in last year’s autumn Budget. The idea appears simple: ensure that pensions are ...

Britain is considering proposals to reduce the amount that pension schemes have to pay into an industry-wide bailout fund, the government said on Thursday, as it searches for new ways to free up cash ...

The Chancellor has announced that new rules will give more flexibility over the use of surplus in DB pension schemes. Details are expected in ...

Government spending on benefits is set to be £8.6 billion over budget, DWP boss Liz Kendall has said, as she promises ...

The U.K. government is considering proposals to allow the £32.5 billion ($39.7 billion) Pension Protection Fund, London, greater flexibility to reduce the levy it collects from pension plans, ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has warned the country could not keep meeting the “costs of failure” and said she would set out sweeping reforms to sickness and disability benefits, adding ...