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Speaker: Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) chair Sir Hector Sants Here in the UK, by 2030, over 13 million people will be at, or beyond, the State Pension age. Many of these people will face complex decisions about how to make their Direct Contribution (DC) pensions last a lifetime. Others may find their pensions options are very limited. Some of these, sadly, may also lose...

Visits to the seaside, meals out in restaurants, gardening and entertaining at home are the top ‘simple pleasures’ Generation X want to enjoy in retirement33% want to prioritise socialising over ‘big ticket’ items and 41% of those who plan to retire have reassessed their retirement priorities in the wake of the pandemicBut 12 million Gen Xers are in the dark about how much money they will...

How can the Money and Pensions Service help connect individuals with their pensions? The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) was tasked by government to create and run a MaPS Dashboard. This aims to help individuals to access their pensions information online, securely and all in one place, and enhances the service MaPS offers to help people with their pensions and plan their financial...

Charlotte Jackson is head of guidance services and customer protection strategy at the Money and Pensions Service. Her pensions guidance teams support those scammed on pensions and investments or who have questions and concerns about them. Charlotte also works with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and others to share any insights from her teams that may protect consumers from...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) assumed the delivery functions of both Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service in 2019. This report provides quarterly data for MaPS’ pensions guidance services for Q4 2020/21 (and follows our first quarterly data report). This data is being published in advance of quarterly reporting commencing in 2021/22.    Download data on Q1 2018/19 to...

Nick Hill, money expert at the Money and Pensions Service commented: “The measures announced in today’s Budget will continue to provide support for people impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. However, we know how worried many people are about money right now and dealing with complex financial situations. It can be hard for many people to know where to start in terms of getting help, but it’s...

The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) assumed the delivery functions of both Pension Wise and The Pensions Advisory Service in 2019. This report provides quarterly data for MaPS’ pensions guidance services for Q1 2018/19 to Q3 2020/21 (year to date). This data is being published in advance of quarterly reporting commencing in 2021/22. Download report

Following the announcement that Debenhams stores are set to close, Nick Hill, customer advisory manager at the Money and Pensions Service, said: “This is clearly a difficult time for all sectors, including retailers and following the news about Arcadia last night there will now be thousands of Debenhams staff who will understandably be very concerned about their jobs, pensions and overall...

Following the announcement that Arcadia has gone into administration, Nick Hill, customer advisory manager at the Money and Pensions Service, said: “This is clearly a challenging time for all sectors, including retailers and there will now be thousands of Arcadia staff who will understandably be very concerned about their jobs, pensions and overall financial security as a result of this...

Speaker: Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) Head of Pension Operations Charlotte Jackson It is clearly very easy for the scammers to persuade their victims that the financial “advice” they were offering would supposedly improve their later life. The pensions scams market is constantly evolving and it’s...

The Income in Retirement Landscape, SG Pensions Enterprise, 28 September 2021

(Later) life’s little pleasures

Pensions Dashboard user research

How MaPS can help those who have been scammed on their pensions

Pension guidance data – second quarterly report

Media comment: Budget 2021

Pension guidance data – first quarterly report

Media comment: Debenhams closure – guidance for employees

Media comment: Arcadia falling into administration – guidance for employees

The Pensions Regulator webinar, 24 November 2020

Coronavirus and personal finances