Now, thanks to a brand new online tool, we have data that documents the Multiemployer Pension Impact - or #MPI - in each state.
The FTSE is relatively unchanged and the average balanced pension fund has performed poorly, so that for people with defined contribution pensions, the impact of QE in reality has not been as the Bank of England is assuming," she said.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) impact assessment was released to coincide with the second reading of the welfare bill, which the Commons passed by 308 votes to 124, a government majority of 184.
The Department for Work and Pensions' equality impact assessment for MWA notes: Participation on Mandatory Work Activity will be compulsory and customers who fail to participate/fail to complete/or lose a place due to misconduct will be sanctioned for 13 weeks.
It's important for Congress to understand that this proposal would have national security implications as changes to federal employee pensions will impact FBI Agents and other federal law enforcement officers.
Meanwhile, £2bn in cuts will come from public sector pensions, disproportionately impacting on women, who are the majority of public sector employees.
"In addition, evidence from across the judiciary suggested that a decrease in the value of the pension would impact adversely on motivation and that the current uncertainty was already lowering the morale and motivation of our remit group".
There is a long, worrying history of government meddling in company pensions whose full impact is only appreciated years after the event.The failure to grasp the impact of new measures arises from the complexity of arrangements for funding private defined-benefit (DB) pensions, which are linked to final salary and years of service.
There is more sympathy for pensioners, who face a double blow from a freeze in pensions and the impact of tax rises.
