Pensions get plain English booklet boost

IF YOU don’t know what a defined benefit pension scheme is, are unsure about what constitutes “reckonable service” and would run a mile rather than read up on the implications of the Pensions Act, help is at hand.

The Irish Pensions Board has decided to help consumers understand the workings of pensions by employing a “plain English” consultant to spruce up its information campaigns.

The board has advertised for tenders from suitable companies who can assist with editing information it publishes “to ensure it is written in plain English”, and to provide proofreading services for its publications.