Archive for March, 2008

News - Church looks at budget shortfall

March 18th, 2008

The church in Suffolk is looking at a budget reserve national insurance
of 400,000, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich warned parishioners on Sunday.

In a letter to be read at churches across Suffolk, the Right Rev Richard Lewis will tell national union fire insurance
of his concerns at a downturn in donations.

Bishop Richard […]

News - Reforming the state pension system

March 18th, 2008

One of the leading figures in the UK pensions industry outlines her washington national insurance company
for encouraging Britons to save more for their retirement.

Pensions and politics make uncomfortable bedfellows.

Over the decades, successive governments have introduced new legislation - always with the best of intentions, but rarely with the best of results.

If you think […]

News - Q&A: Raising the state pension age

March 17th, 2008

A political storm is brewing over proposals to raise the state pension age to 67 and link future rises in the pension to earnings rather than wages.

Lord Turner’s pensions commission is expected to call for such steps in a report to be published on 30 November.

But Chancellor Gordon Brown is reported to have described linking […]

News - CalMac confirms money-saving move

March 17th, 2008

Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne has confirmed that it is to transfer its ship crewing operations to Guernsey.

The firm believes the move will save more than 1m a year in National Insurance contributions.

A second subsidiary company will be established at the current Gourock base, which will be responsible for administrative and liberty national life insurance company
[…]

News - Norway’s welfare model ‘helps birth rate’

March 16th, 2008

For Inger and her partner Pierre, having children was never a difficult choice.

“I’m entitled to 12 months off work with 80% pay, or 10 months with full pay. My husband is entitled to take almost all of that leave instead of me, and he must take at least four weeks out.

“Economic considerations never even crossed […]

News - How your age affects your pension

March 16th, 2008

The government’s pension reforms will be phased in over many years. This means that the younger you are, the more these changes will hit you.

I’m 28 or younger

I’m aged between 29 and 37

I’m between 38 and 46

I’m aged 47 or above

“My dad worked till he was […]

News - Pension pledge ‘to be delivered’

March 15th, 2008

John Hutton, Work and Pensions secretary, has denied that a Gordon Brown premiership would see a key pensions pledge reneged upon.

Last month, the government said the link between increases in the state pension and earnings would be restored in the next illinois national insurance
.

But it added that the promise would be subject to an lincoln […]

News - Clarke ‘determined’ over funding

March 15th, 2008

Education Secretary Charles Clarke has said he is “absolutely determined” the funding crisis affecting schools across England and Wales will never happen again.

Many head teachers are facing the prospect of losing staff, partly because of rises in wages, Century national insurance company
Insurance and pension contributions.

Local authorities and the national insurance contribution have blamed […]

News - Pensioners hold rallies across UK

March 14th, 2008

Hundreds of pensioners have taken part in rallies protesting at the level of the state pension, organisers say.

The events in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Nottingham, Manchester and Birmingham called for the basic pension to be raised from 84.25 to 114 a week.

Organisers - the National Pensioners Convention (NPC) - hope that their Pensions Action Week will highlight […]

News - Time to take a stake?

March 13th, 2008

The stakeholder pension was supposed to be a great innovation, national interstate insurance company those on lower incomes to save for their retirement.

But it hasn’t exactly set the world alight.

Since the scheme was launched more than two years ago, only 1.5m pensions have been sold.

And while 350,000 employers have obeyed the law and set up […]