Helping members run their schemes, November 2025 Update

I am sure you – like me – find that some of your best insights come from those random pensions conversations with non-pensions ‘civilians’.

My latest was on Tuesday evening, when an infuriating train cancellation saw me end up in a taxi with a fellow commuter, who told me she was a freelance session singer, no less. Amazing what people do for a living!

Although she does part-time music teaching and has some DB rights from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, my new friend was otherwise a classic example of the lack of pension provision for the self-employed. Her partner, she said, had been badgering her to do something about it.

This short conversation reminded me how consequential our work here at Pensions UK - on helping people to get a better income in retirement - could be for many of our fellow citizens.

Visit the Pensions UK Member Hub to read my full blog, where I share our plans to engage with the Pensions Commission in the coming months, guidance for HM Treasury officials, and details on annual subscriptions for the year ahead.

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