Former DWP boss says Winter Fuel Payment cuts being used to fund huge pay deals
Ros accuses Labour of “balancing the books off the back of pensioners” on Birmingam Live. ( link to pdf )
Winter fuel raid threatens to make thousands of pensioners ill
Ros says that pensioners did not have time to prepare ahead of the cut this winter, in The Telegraph.
Winter Fuel Payment cuts ‘may not lead to Government savings’
Ros warns that the rise in the number of older people applying for Pension Credit will signicantly reduce the savings made by cancelling winter fuel payments. ( link to pdf )
Rachel Reeves warned new state pensioner rules will ‘backfire’
Ros warns that this would amount to an extra cost of “thousands of pounds per person” on Birmingham Live. ( link to pdf )
Deep Dive: Labour should repeal ‘double count’ investment trust costs to help achieve long-term UK growth
Ros confirms progress on trust cost disclosure reforms undone by general election in Investment Week.
Let hard-up pensioners keep Winter Fuel Payments, says ROS ALTMANN
Ros wrote an article for This is Money about the alternatives to scrapping Winter Fuel Payments. ( link to pdf )
Winter fuel payment cut will save less than Reeves needs, say experts
In The Telegraph, Ros warns that this policy would lead to extra cost.
Pension regulations ‘failing to prioritise returns’ for savers
Professional Pensions mentions that Ros has written the foreword to a paper from Policy Exchange about UK pension regulations.
Axing winter fuel payment for millions ‘worse’ than scrapping triple lock, says ex-pensions minister
The Daily Mirror reports that Ros states that Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to scrap the winter fuel payments for nearly 10 million pensioners was wrong. ( link to pdf )
State pensioners could have 25p over-80s age addition ‘hiked’
The new Labour Party government has been urged by Ros to hike the 25p Age Addition for state pensioners aged over 80 reports Birmingham Live. ( link to pdf )