Aegon has called on Boris Johnson and his new Cabinet to “look beyond Brexit” to advance social care policy and address pensions priorities.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate was 2% in June 2019, unchanged from May 2019.

Analysis of Government figures by pension and investment firm Aegon has found there are 840,000 retired couples in the UK who have a weekly income which would cost more than  £1.15m if bought as an annuity.

According to adviser research from Aegon the demand for DB advice remains strong with nine out of 10 advisers, who are or have been active in advising on defined benefits, saying there are still many individuals who would benefit from taking advice.