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SPP calls for integrated approach to housing and pension policy


By Callum Conway

The UK must stop treating pensions and housing as separate policy issues to address the growing retirement adequacy challenge, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has argued.

In a new paper, Home Truths: Rethinking Retirement Wealth, the SPP highlighted a “structural mismatch” between the £3.84trn of housing wealth held by UK retirees and an aggregate annual retirement income deficit of more than £48bn against moderate living standards


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Under-65s have withdrawn £75.5bn in taxable pension payments since 2015

A total of £75.5bn has been withdrawn as taxable flexible pension payments by savers under the age of 65 since the introduction of pension freedoms in 2015, analysis from Lumera has revealed

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Govt consults on NMPA transitional protections ahead of 2028 increase

HMRC has launched a technical consultation on draft regulations designed to protect certain pension payments from becoming unauthorised when the normal minimum pension age (NMPA) rises from 55 to 57 on 6 April 2028

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Royal Horticultural Society pension scheme secures £22m buy-in with Royal London

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) 1974 Pension Scheme has completed a £22m buy-in with Royal London

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Growth-focused DB scheme strategy continues to outperform matching approach

The growth-focused defined benefit (DB) pension scheme strategy in the Broadstone Sirius Index improved its funding position by 1 percentage point in July, reaching 94.1 per cent, according to the firm's latest update

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Border to Coast private markets programme hits £23.2bn

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership’s private markets programme has reached £23.2bn, giving 17 partner Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds access, including seven that joined in April 2026

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Retirement adequacy becoming 'business planning risk'

Employers risk facing higher costs and workforce planning challenges if they fail to address retirement adequacy, Hymans Robertson has warned

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DB scheme surplus rises to £271.3bn; funding ratio hits three-year high

The aggregate surplus of defined benefit (DB) schemes in the UK increased by £7.3bn during July to £271.3bn, as falling liabilities outweighed a decline in asset values, the latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have shown

Trust in AI for pension guidance improving but concerns remain

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Royal Society of Chemistry Pension Scheme secures £83m buy-in with PIC

The Royal Society of Chemistry Pension Scheme has completed an £83m full-scheme buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC)


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