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Understanding the new State Pension inquiry

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Inquiry background

The new State Pension is being introduced in April 2016. Concerns have been raised that many of those who will be affected by the changes do not know enough about the changes or exactly what they will mean for their pensions, especially people who are close to retirement now and may have done most or all of their retirement planning and saving under the "old" system.

The Committee invites written evidence on the way the Government has communicated the changes, and the issues people are facing in understanding the transition to the new State Pension.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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1st Special Report: Communication of the new state pension: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2015–16
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8th Report - Communication of the new state pension
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7th Report - Communication of state pension age changes
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Correspondence

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Letter to Richard Harrington MP re direct mail and the new state pension 09-01-17
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Frank Field to Richard Harrington re state pension digital statements 02-02-2017
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Letter from Richard Harrington MP to Chair re direct mail approach 23-01-2017
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Oral evidence transcripts

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18 January 2016
Inquiry Understanding the new State Pension inquiry
Witnesses Baroness Altmann CBE, Minister of State for Pensions, Duncan Gilchrist, Deputy Director, Contributory Pensions, and Richard Caseby, Director of Communications, Department for Work and Pensions.
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16 December 2015
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Witnesses Anne Keen, and Lin Phillips, Women Against State Pension Inequality; Kate Smith, Aegon UK, Dr Deborah Cooper, Mercer, and Phil McEvoy, Prospect (at 10.30am).
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25 November 2015
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Witnesses Rt Hon Steve Webb, former Minister of State for PensionsSally West, Income and Poverty Strategy Adviser, Age UK, Paul Lewis, Money Box
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Written evidence

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Department for Work and Pensions (USP0162)
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DWP test letter for research on saving for later life (USP0180)
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Katharine Swann (USP0145)
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