Errors are still being made with some state pension claims, according to former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb.

Around 140,000 pensioners will soon face tax demands for the first time since they retired through the ‘simple assessment’ process.

The government has revealed details of the Pensions Review promised in the Labour manifesto which is likely to see “significant legislative changes across the pensions landscape in the next 12 months”, according to former pensions minister Steve Webb.

Labour MP Emma Reynolds has been appointed as the new Pensions Minister in a joint ministerial role working across both the Treasury and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).