Daily Express carries warnings from the Institute for Government which believes the state pension triple lock is a ticking time bomb and the Chancellor needs to control the costs – Ros disagrees and calls for a proper overhaul, not just removing earnings link.
Yahoo website talks about the top five reasons for the pensions triple lock being so important to the poorest pensioners. ( link to pdf )
Professional Pensions quotes Ros talking about the importance of helping people understand pensions, speaking in language they can understand, which will increase interest.
Ros is quoted by the Daily Express commenting on findings that the UK State Pension is about the lowest in the developed world and therefore pensioner protection should not be cut.
The Daily Express quotes Ros warning against abandoning the earnings link of the State Pension triple lock – as it would be seen as an attack on pensioner incomes.
Ros wrote a column for inews explaining why abandoning the triple lock earnings link would be an attack on the poorest pensioners’ incomes. ( link to pdf )
Ros wrote a comment column for This is Money website explaining why the Government needs to keep protecting pensioners and not remove earnings linking from the State Pension. ( link to pdf )
FT Pensions Expert reports Ros’ thoughts that the state pension is too low to justify abandoning the earnings link.
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mirror calling on the Chancellor not to axe the triple lock earnings link without proper consideration of all aspects of pensioner support. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in FT Financial Adviser stating that the triple lock is not sensible policy, but dropping the earnings link would be short-term thinking on policy than needs holistic, long-term thinking. ( link to pdf )