Rise of the mid-life shirkers: Can Labour get the over-50s to love work again?
Ros comments in This is Money that some who are economically inactive have little choice. ( link to pdf )
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 )
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In the Mail Online, Ros comments that the loss of 1p and 2p coins could lead to a rise in prices. ( link to pdf )
A political gimmick? No, pensioners deserve ‘triple lock plus’
Ros wrote An Opinion Column for inews explaining why it is right to commit to ensuring those pensioners with incomes at or below the new state pension should not be dragged into the tax net.
State pension warning: Millions ‘won’t be able to cope with administrative nightmare’
Ros appears on GB News explaining the advantages of the proposals to ensure pensioners living on incomes at or below the full new State Pension level do not pay tax, otherwise millions more elderly people will need to fill in tax returns and create an administrative nightmare.
Why Labour’s warning to pensioners is ‘pure scaremongering’
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph, commenting on scare stories which erroneously suggest the State Pension system will run out of money if National Insurance is abolished. This is just not true, as state pensions are funded from general taxation, not a dedicated fund.
HMRC targeting ‘two million’ married couples in new tax raid
Ros is quoted in the Daily Record, warning that two million pensioner couples who have shared the personal allowance may be the target of HMRC fines and need to check their tax position. ( link to pdf )
Warning as HMRC targets married pensioner couples in new tax raid – ‘many don’t know’
Ros is quoted in the Daily Express, calling on pensioner couples who have used the Married Couple’s Allowance to check their tax position, as the State Pension is now more likely to be above their reduced personal threshold. ( link to pdf )
Pension warning as millions could face HMRC tax bill they didn’t know was due
Ros was quoted in the Daily Mirror warning pensioners to check whether they might have to pay a bit of tax if their state pension strays over the £12,570 personal threshold. ( link to pdf )
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.