A pension is the only place where you can buy £50 notes for £20
The Irish Times quotes Ros extolling the benefits of pensions and asking where else you can get a £50 for £20?! ( link to pdf )
Pension scandal: ‘I’ve lost 14 years of payments’
The BBC highlighted the problem of married women who were supposed receive higher pensions on their husband’s record but were never paid the money. The Government is trying to find out what happened and go through past records to find who is owed the money. ( link to pdf )
Help hard-up elderly relatives and friends apply for pension credit when you meet up after lockdown, urges ROS ALTMANN
This Is Money Daily Mail website quotes Ros’ call for everyone to help poorer elderly people to understand how much more money they might receive from Pension Credit and the other benefits it opens the door to – thousands of pounds a year may be waiting for them. ( link to pdf )
£1.8 billion in pension credit left unclaimed – how to check if you or someone you know is eligible
Money Saving Expert website has supported Ros’ call for everyone to help any elderly people they know understand how much money they could get from Pension Credit. ( link to pdf )
Altmann: Why we need a social care Isa
Ros recorded a podcast for Financial Adviser calling for a Social Care ISA to be introduced and explaining why it is much needed.
PENSION HELP Thousands of over-80s wrongly missing out on £82 a week state pension – how to claim
The Sun newspaper highlights the problem of over 80s pensioners, the majority of whom are women, missing out on the minimum £82.45 a week state pension they are entitled to, regardless of their National Insurance contribution. ( link to pdf )
Weekend Essay: Is it too late to fix a broken pensions system?
Ros is quoted in Money Marketing essay calling on Government to fix the Net Pay injustice for low earners’ pensions and increase PensionWise take-up. ( link to pdf )
Savers could be nudged more strongly to take up pension guidance, says FCA
Ros is quoted in the Belfast Telegraph calling on pension providers to fully comply with FCA requests to ensure customers have a free PensionWise appointment before moving or withdrawing pension money. ( link to pdf )
Savers could be nudged more strongly to take up pension guidance, says FCA
Ros is quoted in the Belfast Telegraph calling on pension providers to fully comply with FCA requests to ensure customers have a free PensionWise appointment before moving or withdrawing pension money. ( link to pdf )
Working from home can turbocharge women’s pensions… but the bad news? It could also damage career prospects
Ros is quoted Daily Mail and This is Money explaining why working from home could have both positive and negative impacts on women – it can help boost their pensions by allowing them to work full-time rather than part-time but may damage promotion prospects. ( link to pdf )