The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is launching a consultation which it claims will “make ourdisability benefit systemfit for the future”. Mel Stride, the work and pensions secretary, said: “Fairness and compassion are at the heart of our welfare system. That’s why we want to ...
The gender pensions gap is smallest for those aged 35-39 (10%) and then increases to 47% for those aged 45-49. The gap then decreases again for older people, a similar trajectory to the gender pay gap which shows a relatively small gap until the age of 40 when it approximately triples...