Pensioners should beware unexpected tax liability or risk fines – Ros Altmann
Ros was quoted in the Yorkshire Post, warning that many pensioners may end up straying over the frozen tax threshold and be fined for not paying tiny amounts of tax.
Hedge funds circle struggling UK investment trusts
Ros was quoted in the Financial Times warning that the misleading cost disclosures forced on UK investment companies was a self-inflicted own goal which is damaging a great British financial sector.
Pensioners with younger partners are missing out on £10,000 a year
Ros is quoted by inews calling on government to reverse the 2019 curbs on Pension Credit which are causing real hardship to mixed age pensioner couples where younger partners are caring or can’t work.
Your state pension might NOT increase by the full 8.5% this month – here’s how to work out if you’re among millions who’ve been short changed
Ros was quoted by ThisIsMoney explaining that the ‘triple lock’ does not apply to all state Pension payments.
New plan to cut state pension age to 63 as ‘we can’t all work into our 70s’
Ros is quoted in the Daily Express calling on the Government to stop raising State Pension age and allow more flexibility in the starting age for State Pension so those in poorest health don’t miss out unfairly after long NI records. ( link to pdf )
Fury as devastating figures show full scale of social care crisis
Ros is quoted in the Daily Express calling on Government to finally address the social care crisis which is worsening day by day, leaving frail vulnerable elderly people with no help. ( link to pdf )
Investment trusts eye up Swiss escape to avoid EU rules
Ros is quoted in ThisISMoney article about the impact of flawed ‘kafkaesque’ charges disclosure rules that have damaged investment in UK investment trusts to the point that they are considering listing in Switzerland instead of London. ( link to pdf )
ROS ALTMANN: The government’s stealth tax raid on pensioners shows they’re just giving with one hand and taking away with the other
Ros wrote a Comment article for Daily Mail warning the Government that more pensioners may be unknowingly dragged into the tax net and end up facing fines for not paying tiny amounts of tax they never knew were due. ( link to pdf )
Blackrock boss warns of a global retirement crisis as people live longer but cannot afford to pay for it
Ros is quoted in ThisIsMoney commenting on Larry Fink’s warning of a global retirement crisis. ( link to pdf )
DWP needs to own up to its WASPI errors, issue an apology and put in place robust processes to avoid this happening again – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote an article for Yorkshire Post explaining that the issue of WASPI women needs to be urgently settled and the DWP at least should apologise, while a blanket compensation scheme does not see reasonable.