Pensions - Articles - Few as knowledgeable about pensions as David Gauke

 ‘There are few ministers who could have been appointed to this role who know as much about pensions as David Gauke. In his five years at the Treasury during the Coalition he played a key role in developing the detail of the pension freedoms and was a keen supporter of automatic enrolment. I always found him to be knowledgeable and willing to engage in discussion and debate.

 However, as Secretary of State at the DWP there will be many other issues to take up his time, including welfare reform, disability benefits and employment policy. The lack of an outright Conservative majority means radical reform in any area will be hard to get through Parliament, but we may see sensible incremental changes as a result of the review of automatic enrolment. As a former Chief Secretary to the Treasury he will be used to focusing on keeping spending under control, but political pressures may mean savings on the triple lock and on winter fuel payments have to be kicked into the long grass’.