Women’s Pensions So Much Lower Than Men’s: Ros wrote a Comment article for the Guardian, discussing why the gender pensions gap remains so wide, even as the gender pay gap has narrowed. ( link to pdf )
My thoughts on today’s Budget announcement. Great news for pensions and a step towards simplification that’s long overdue.
Flat-Rate Pension Bonus Would Be Better Than Tax Relief: Ros is quoted by Polly Toynbee in the Guardian calling for consideration of a flat-rate 25% or more bonus for pension contributions. ( link to pdf )
Ros wrote a blog post that UK Pension Funds should support green growth, infrastructure, climate and nature protection.
Great to hear that the Chancellor is planning to finally increase pension tax allowances.
The Irish News quotes Ros calling on pension providers to do more to attract people to pensions – try to make them ‘sexy’, they’re a great product. ( link to pdf )
inews quotes Ros expressing concerns about the costs and uncertainty of Judicial Review for WASPI women.
Ros is quoted in a Vodafone article explaining that opting out of auto-enrolment will not mean as much extra take-home pay as many people would think and will lose the employer contribution and tax relief. ( link to pdf )
Ros spoke in the House of Lords urging the Government to abandon its approach to revoking EU laws that protect women’s working and pension rights.
Ros wrote an article for Money Marketing, warning that there are likely to be delays to the timetable for the Pensions Dashboard as providers and Government are not yet ready to roll out the programme. ( link to pdf )