Generations divided over triple lock reform
Ros stands up for poorer pensioners while others call for triple lock earnings protection to be axed in FT Pensions Expert.
Ros Altmann: It has never been more important for government to leave pensions alone
Ros wrote a column for Money Marketing urging the Government not to tinker with pensions. ( link to pdf )
‘My husband died and they cut my state pension by £1,000’
Daily Telegraph reports about a woman whose state pension was reduced as a result of being widowed, even though her own state penson contributions had secured a higher sum.
Four in ten retirees fail to claim pension credit
Financial Adviser magazine urges all those who know elderly people living on low incomes to help them check if they are eligible for Pension Credit – Four in ten don’t claim it and may lose thousands of pounds. ( link to pdf )
Govt urged to review entire auto-enrolment system
Pension Age magazine quotes Ros urging pension providers and Government to review auto-enrolment and simplify things to help people understand the benefits of pensions. ( link to pdf )
Universal Credit and state pensions will no longer go to Post Office accounts – the vulnerable could suffer
Ros wrote an article for inews about the Government’s decision to withdraw Post Office card accounts, which could leave vulnerable pensioners without their pension and urges it to ensure it has learned lessons from its failure to properly communicated about women’s State Pensions. ( link to pdf )
Gender pension gap: how women can boost their retirement pot
Ros is quoted in the Guardian with tips for women to help close the gender pensions gap. ( link to pdf )
Nic Cicutti: Triple lock is far from the biggest pension issue on government’s plate
Ros is quoted commenting on the need for better financial education for all age groups, with young people seeming to be concerned that older generations were taught more about finance. ( link to pdf )
Pension carbon emissions are a national scandal
Ros comments on the need for pension investors to ensure carbon emissions are cut and invest responsibly such as ‘NetZeroNow’ pensions from Cushon. ( link to pdf )
Jargon and confusion mean millions miss out on ‘free’ old-age cash
The Independent quotes Ros calling for simpler language and clarity about pensions to help encourage people to want to save more.