Anna Rogers comments in Pensions Expert re Court rules same-sex pension benefit ceiling to remain
Anna comments in Pensions Expert after pension schemes dodge a potential £3bn cost hike, as the legal position on the equalisation of pension benefits for same-sex partners withstood further challenge in the courts.
Anna said the current position was “rough justice” but that sweeping changes would be a “huge extra burden” for schemes, particularly in the public sector.
She added “everyone is in favour of equalisation but the lines have to be drawn somewhere.”
Read the full article in Pensions Expert here.
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