Coming soon near you from the man who said he could live on £53 a week (but refused to prove it) -
"The government is considering saving money by privatising the delivery of the state pension, according to Whitehall documents seen by the Guardian.
In an effort to make up billions more in austerity savings, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has initiated a review of how it issues 4.5m pension statements each year and the administration of £100bn in public money to millions of pensioners in the UK and worldwide.
The review, entitled DWP Efficiency Review, runs to more than 80 pages and is marked "restricted". It also considers how to make cost savings in the way the department handles 750,000 phone calls and the distribution of £98bn in benefits and tax credits.Whitehall's biggest department is facing an "unprecedented reform challenge", says the document, which was distributed to senior civil servants in January."
State pension service could be privatised under DWP plans | Politics | The Guardian
"The government is considering saving money by privatising the delivery of the state pension, according to Whitehall documents seen by the Guardian.
In an effort to make up billions more in austerity savings, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has initiated a review of how it issues 4.5m pension statements each year and the administration of £100bn in public money to millions of pensioners in the UK and worldwide.
The review, entitled DWP Efficiency Review, runs to more than 80 pages and is marked "restricted". It also considers how to make cost savings in the way the department handles 750,000 phone calls and the distribution of £98bn in benefits and tax credits.Whitehall's biggest department is facing an "unprecedented reform challenge", says the document, which was distributed to senior civil servants in January."
State pension service could be privatised under DWP plans | Politics | The Guardian
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