Helia Ebrahimi
Cuts in benefits and pensions in secret Tata plan to keep Port Talbot?
Tata are working on a secret plan that would see them keep Port Talbot but cut £200m a year through job cuts and benefits reductions.
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‘Huge difference’ between local election result and General Election says Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride
We spoke to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride in our Westminster studio.
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It [privatisation] hasn’t been an absolute disaster’: Work and Pensions secretary on UK’s sewage and water crisis
We spoke to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mel Stride who is out encouraging parents on Universal Credit to take up new enhanced childcare payments which, starting today, go up by almost 50% for those eligible.
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From pensions to drought – is there more to protests in France?
There have been more scenes of violent protest in France today. But this time, it’s not President Macron’s attempt to raise the pension age that’s prompted the demonstrations. The thousands who gathered near Sainte-Soline in South West France today are determined to oppose plans for a new water storage system they say favours large farms.…
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Bank of England to end bond-buying programme: What does it mean for pensions?
The cost of government borrowing has continued to soar after the Bank of England insisted that it will stop its emergency bond-buying programme this Friday, despite earlier reports that it would be extended.
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MPs question work and pensions secretary on cost of living crisis
MPs have expressed frustration during a special hearing in parliament where they questioned Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey over what the government was planning to do to tackle the cost of living crisis.
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Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd: ‘I can say hand on heart’ UK prepared for Brexit
Ministers have been queueing up to publicly pledge their loyalty to Theresa May. But then again, many of them have been mentioned as possible successors if the Prime Minister loses tonight’s vote. One of those on the Remainer wing of the party is Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd.
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Work and Pensions Secretary admits some on Universal Credit system will be “worse off”
The Work and Pensions Secretary, Esther McVey, has conceded that some benefit claimants will end up worse off because of the new Universal Credit system. However, Ms McVey wouldn’t comment on estimates by a think-tank that around three million people would lose around £1,800 a year. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, said the system needed dramatic change.
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University staff strike over pensions
University lecturers are manning the picket lines as they begin their most severe strike to date over changes to their pensions. Unions say the downgrade will leave the average lecturer £10,000 a year worse off in retirement. Around a million students will be affected by the walkout – but polls show a majority support their…
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Former BHS boss guilty over pensions data
Now Just a few minutes ago the man at the helm of the retailer BHS when it collapsed was handed a criminal conviction for failing to comply with regulators. Dominic Chappell had been asked to provide information to the pensions regulator as part of its investigation into how the chain went bust back in 2016.…
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Steel workers’ pensions: Financial watchdog says four firms are to stop pension transfers
The financial watchdog has revealed four advice firms have now stopped carrying out pension transfers for British Steel pension scheme members after concern over the sustainability of their advice. Six more firms will be investigated by the FCA this week.
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Steel workers’ anger over pensions
Steel workers in south Wales have attacked what they say has been aggressive advice over their pensions, which they say could cost each of them thousands. Their pension scheme was closed when the owners of the steel works in Port Talbot, Tata Steel, cut a deal with the government to keep the plant open last…
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Pensions Regulator to prosecute former BHS owner
The former British Home Stores owner, Dominic Chappell, is to be prosecuted by the Pensions Regulator accused of failing to comply with the investigation into the firm’s sale. Mr Chappell is accused of failing to hand over information without a reasonable excuse. BHS plunged into administration last year, throwing thousands of jobs into the balance…
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Pensions landmark decision which could affect millions
Denise Brewster had been living with her partner Lenny McMullan for ten years when he died suddenly. Because they weren’t married she wasn’t automatically entitled to a share of his pension. She challenged that ruling and today the Supreme Court backed her claim.
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Helia Ebrahimi
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‘Work till you drop’ warning on pensions
Some people may have to work till they are 81 to build up a decent pension pot, according to a report.
