Workers paying more for pensions
Final salary pension scheme members are having to make higher contributions, actuary firm Watson Wyatt says.

Help for bust pensions increased
The government's pensions White Paper boosts financial help for employees of firms whose schemes have gone bust.

State pension age to rise to 68
The government proposes raising the state pension age to 68 from 2044 but restoring the link to earnings.

Tories slam pension 'infighting'
Infighting between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown has put cross-party consensus on pensions at risk, say Tories.

TUC and industry welcome plans
Business groups the CBI and EEF welcome the government's pension White Paper, as does the TUC.

Pension reform 'must pass tests'
A government pension reform White Paper must pass a series of tests, the TUC warns.

Get-out clause may undermine pension reform
In his foreword to the Pensons Reform White Paper, Tony Blair calls his government's proposals a "bold blueprint." But a get-out clause uttered by the Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton may undermine this claim.

Pension reform comes into force
A radical shake-up of UK pension rules, designed to make saving for retirement simpler, comes into force.

Checking your pension
BBC News explains how to find out if you are heading for poverty in retirement.

How the pensions crisis evolved
BBC News takes a look at how the UK pensions system once lauded as the "envy of the world" has fallen into disrepair.

Pensions face £300bn funding gap
Between 150 and 300 large occupational pension schemes are at risk, according to the Pensions Regulator.

Who pays for our pensions?
Public and private pension schemes pay out £94bn a year in pensions. Where did the money come from?

'Hard-headed' pensions shake-up
Plans to make Britons work longer and save more to pay for their retirement draw mixed reactions.

Ageing process may mean working longer
How the UK pensions system and workplace culture may have to change to take account of an ageing population.

Can compulsion work?
Some observers have said that Britons should be forced to save for their retirement an expert examines whether this holds the key to solving the pensions crisis.

Rescuing UK company pensions
A former government pension adviser explains what has gone wrong and what can be done to restore the fortunes of workplace pensions.

State pension reform key
A leading figure in the UK pensions industry outlines her prescription for encouraging Britons to save more for their retirement.

Radical options for reform
BBC News explains some of the options available to policymakers.

Pensions: What crisis?
Scare stories about a black hole in the nation's savings are very misleading - the country will be quite able to pay for its pensioners, says a think-tank.

State pension age 'to rise to 68'
A gradual rise in the state pension age to 68 is part of a major proposed shake-up to the UK pensions system.

Key quotes: The Turner report
The key quotes from Lord Turner's presentation of his pensions reform report.

At-a-glance: Pensions report
The final report of Lord Turner's Pensions Commission at a glance.

Pension age reform defended
Lord Turner, head of the government's Pensions Commission, defends the proposal to raise the state pension age.

Turner Commission report in full
Download and read the full pensions commission report in PDF format