ROS ALTMANN says delay in resolving state pension crisis is unacceptable
WST Post quotes Ros calling on the Government to speed up resolution of the state pension underpayments for women. ( link to pdf )
Private sector expertise could help clear up pension mistakes – former minister
The Independent quotes Ros calling on the DWP to bring in outside expertise to help clear the backlog of pension underpayments and ensure faster compensation for women affected.
Furious pensioners slam DWP ‘false promises’ and ‘downright lies’ over state pension chaos, with one widow owed £75,500 after a year long wait
ThisIsMoney quotes Ros calling for urgent action to end the delays in state pension payments which are leaving many women without the money they are due. Many are facing hardship but forced to wait. ( link to pdf )
WPC: Savers bearing the brunt of excessive complexity
Professional Pensions quotes Ros calling for better protections for pension savers who are not being helped to cope with the complexity of pension rules.
Providers back MPs’ proposals to shake up pension access
Ros is quoted in the FT Financial Adviser calling for more information and advice for customers before they use pension freedoms and also calls for more research to see how the market is being used. ( link to pdf )
Savers paid just a fraction of the interest rates they got when base rate was last 0.25%: We reveal how banks are cashing in from the £2.7bn savings robbery
Ros is quoted in the Mail on Sunday commenting on the poor treatment of savers as banks fail to pass on the rise in base rate to long-suffering savers.
Energy crisis; why Ministers must act now as heating bills soar and leave elderly at risk
The Yorkshire Post leader column calls on Government to respond to Ros’ pleas for extra help for pensioners to see them through the cold winter months as their heating bills rocket.
Sunak pressed to boost UK state pensions
The Financial Times quotes Ros calling on the Government to recognise the needs of the pensioners who cannot afford their heating bills and whose lives are at risk in the cold weather.
Why pension scammers must be tackled this year
Ros wrote a comment piece for Money Marketing welcoming the new rules that require pension providers to be more careful about transfers and use of the new PensionWise service to help people avoid scams. ( link to pdf )
Experts call for extra benefits to protect elderly from fuel poverty
Ros is quoted from her comment in the Daily Mail’s Money Mail section, calling for extra benefits to protect the elderly from fuel poverty as bills rise. ( link to pdf )