The triple lock is a welcome relief for pensioners who don’t get to buy luxuries, eat out or go on holidays
Ros wrote a Comment article for inews welcoming the triple lock confirmation for state pensions.
Ros Altmann: Burnt fingers on pension property may let down clients
Ros wrote a column for MoneyMarketing explaining why people who put property into their SSAS or SIPP may have overpaid Stamp Duty on the transaction and can claim the money back – they need to seek specialist SDLT advice urgently. ( link to pdf )
Ros Altmann: Debt reduction plan urgently required to avoid further crises
Ros wrote a Comment article for the Yorkshire Post explaining that unwinding QE was never properly considered and its risks were always likely to crash bond markets once the biggest buyer started selling.
The government must restore economic confidence as the markets spin out of control
The government must restore economic confidence as the markets spin out of control. ( link to pdf )
PM’s committed to the triple lock Kwarteng tells fearful pensioners
Ros was quoted in and wrote a Comment piece for the Daily Express welcoming the chancellor’s announcement that the state pension triple lock would be reinstated this year and also urging that the poorest pensioners also need the same protection for their Pension Credit.
Defined contribution pension schemes are the ones that will be hit hardest by this economic crisis
Ros wrote a comment article for inews explaining why the Bank of England had to intervene in the gilt market and that rising gilt yields can pose problems for both DB and especially DC schemes.
‘This is a Dunkirk moment’: Freeze energy bills or cap rises at 5% this winter, BARONESS ALTMANN and LORD FIELD urge next Prime Minister
ThisIsMoney website published Ros and Frank Field’s article calling for a radical rethink of energy policy and privatisation, recommending a direct freeze on prices in order to also reduce overall inflation with many spin off benefits to the economy, households and small business.
Better Pension Credit take-up could help elderly ease inflation worries – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote a column for Yorkshire Post explaining the importance of increasing pension credit take-up to help the elderly through the cost-of-living crisis. ( link to pdf )
Help the aged: From car parking to banking and GP visits, we must stop punishing the elderly for the crime of not being able to work an app, writes BARONESS ALTMANN
Ros wrote an opinion column for the Daily Mail highlighting the problem of digital discrimination and exclusion against elderly or inform people who cannot use parking and banking services just because they can’t work an App – she calls for cash options to be retained. ( link to pdf )
Ros Altmann: The real opportunities of auto-enrolment have been missed
Ros wrote a Money Marketing column explaining the golden opportunities missed by pension providers in the past years as auto-enrolment and pension freedoms enable more new products and more individualised approaches, which would improve peoples pensions. ( link to pdf )