Pensions

A Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government consultation suggests that two groups of staff made redundant because of local government reorganisation might face a hit to their pension. I...

PAY

Budget: Councils to be impacted by minimum wage and threshold freeze

By Paul Marinko | 26 November 2025

Councils, along with other employers, will be impacted by the chancellor’s decision to increase t...

FINANCE

LGPS bigger than it has ever been

By Dan Peters | 23 October 2025

The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for England and Wales has continued to grow in size an...

FINANCE

Council pension funds pile pressure on firms over climate

By Neil Merrick | 20 October 2025

Big firms have been put under renewed pressure by the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) ...

Pulling councillors back on side on pensions

By Heather Jameson | 01 October 2025

Communities secretary Steve Reed's announcement that councillors can re-enter the Local Governmen...

PENSIONS

Labour conference: Reed puts councillors back into LGPS

By Heather Jameson | 28 September 2025

Councillors in England will be allowed back into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), comm...

FINANCE

Pension funds urged to engage with pools ahead of law change

By Dan Peters | 26 September 2025

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds should engage with their pools now ahead of changes ...

POLITICS

Reform UK plan to overhaul LGPS sparks backlash

By William Eichler | 01 September 2025

Reforming the Local Government Pension Scheme in England and Wales (LGPS) could save taxpayers ar...

FINANCE

Seven funds to join Border to Coast

By Dan Peters | 11 August 2025

Seven local government pension scheme funds have confirmed their intention to join Border to Coas...

FINANCE

Legal warning over Reform's pension plans

By Dan Peters | 26 June 2025

A legal expert has warned Reform UK councils will not be able to slash local authority pensions.

REORGANISATION

Reorganisation savings warning

By Dan Peters | 10 June 2025

The most senior district councillor in the country has warned it could take up to a decade before...