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In December 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released a Policy Statement entitled: “Improving Outcomes in Non-Workplace Pensions."

Glasgow-based pensions firm @SIPP is boosting the pay of its non-managerial staff by £350 per month to help them cope with the cost of living crisis.

Three quarters (73%) of retirement savers either can’t afford to retire or were unsure if they could afford to retire, according to a new report.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association - the trade body that represents 1,300 pension schemes with 20m members - has joined the chorus of concern about the Government’s potential axing of the Retail Prices Index (RPI), the measure used to decide many annual pension increases.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has extended the consultation on scrapping the RPI inflation measure by four months to August.

UK inflation fell to 1.8% in January, the lowest in two years, the Office for National Statistics has revealed.
UK inflation fell to 2.1% in December, from 2.3% the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The latest rise in inflation is a “hammer blow” for retirees and leaves UK households with an annual £20.2bn shortfall to maintain the standard of living, Retirement Advantage claims.
The record low inflation rate announced this morning has been welcomed as good news for retirees.
The change from pensions being linked to the Consumer Prices Index rather than Retail Prices Index will "wreak havoc" on pension funds, according to deVere Group.

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