Tag Archives: Steve Webb
When tax incentives go unpaid to those buying workplace pensions!
This is an article from This is Money , published in March 2026 – you can read the original here You can read the story of the man who asked Steve Webb the question when he found out he’d been … Continue reading
A fudge on mandation to get a Pension Schemes Act? I don’t think so!
The FT are clear about mandation of commercial pension schemes to toe the line . The new word is “capped” which is tantamount to a fudge on mandation that will keep the ABI and all they command quiet. “Capped”, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Clause 40, Pat McFadden, Pension schemes Act, Pensions Schemes Bill, Reeves, Steve Webb, Torsten Bell
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Higher payroll payments for deferred pay; Webb and Bell should work together
In a recent talk to the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Steve Webb was savage about the lack of progress in pension policy. Thanks to Callum Conway for this report last week We need the straight talking of Webb on … Continue reading
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Tagged Bell, Contribution, Deferred Pay, higher deductions, Pensions, Steve Webb, Torsten Bell, Webb
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People should be rewarded for paying to their pension when on Universal Credit
Steve’s problem this week is about what personal pension contributions mean to your Universal Credit, (assuming you are getting UC and paying PP.) This is from the Daily Mail. Here’s the problem posed to Steve I’m writing to let you … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Mail, DWP, Pensions, Steve Webb, This is Money, Universal Credit
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Inheritance tax will apply to pensions from April next year
LCP have done more than any other consultancy to ensure the process of collecting IHT when due from pensions is fair and given time. Thanks to the Lords and Baroness’ who contributed The Executive summary between pages 3 and 5 … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair Mayes, IHT, LCP, Pensions, Steve Webb, SteveWebb, Wealth
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We need to save for our futures before we end up like the French – Tom McPhail
I hope you had a happy Christmas and are queuing up for a happy new year! Here is Tom to help you as you wait to get going again! Here is a belated Christmas present, Tom for boxing day. Maybe … Continue reading
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Tagged Employment, Financial services, Pensions, Retirement, state pension, Steve Webb, Tom McPhail
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Steve Webb is in the potting shed- helping people get their pots together.
This is one of a number of questions people ask about pensions, which Steve is given the unenviable job of answering. This is his go, I suspect this may be one for the private sector to get on with , … Continue reading
“Married woman’s pension” and the upgrade to the state pension since 2016.
My Mum’s one of these women, perhaps your mother is, watch the video. It is not just Steve Webb at his best (he is consistently at his best) but it tells you why your Mum/Grandma is or was on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Davies, SERPS, state pension, Steve Webb, Woman's Pension
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Steve Webb on contracting out of SERPS – John Greenwood look away
Steve Webb gives us his view of contracting out. He ended it in 2016 after which there was nothing to contract out from. It is worth the three minutes with the former minister to remember just what a big part … Continue reading
“Demographic change – hard to grapple with – easy to ignore”
This is good Beyond Curious with LCP · S4 Ep.6 Retirement in an ageing society Stuart McDonald and Steve Webb are on my pod – it’s early on a cold Sunday morning. What are the demographic trends that impact our … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Young, Pension Commission, Steve Webb, Stuart McDonald
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