Proposing an Increase in the UK State Pension Age to 71 Would Bring ‘Misery’ to Millions
Ros is quoted by The Artist Journal rejecting a call to raise state pension age to 71.
Work until you’re 71? What’s the alternative?
Ros recorded a podcast for Sky News explaining why a state pension age of 71 would be so wrong and explaining possible alternative policies.
We’ve heard lots about what Labour won’t do, but here’s something they should: close the Tories’ tax loopholes
Ros was quoted by Polly Toynbee in the Guardian, suggesting that tax relief reform would be one of the options that Rachel Reeves might consider if she were Chancellor.
State pension age hike to 71 would be a brutal blow to poor and ill people, says ROS ALTMANN
Ros wrote a Comment article for Daily Mail ThisIsMoney, explaining why it would be so damaging to vulnerable groups to increase state pension age to 71. ( link to pdf )
12 reasons why raising State Pension Age to 71 should be unconscionable
Read this on my blog.
My comments on new DB Funding Code for occupational pensions
Here are my thoughts on the DWP’s proposals to reform the funding of Defined Benefit pension schemes. Thank goodness they have revised the old idea of just driving schemes to minimise risk, rather than using their assets to diversify into higher growth and higher expected return investments too. Read my blog.
State pension top-ups chaos: Huge sums vanish into DWP and HMRC ‘black hole’
Ros is quoted by ThisIsMoney and Daily Mail explaining that the complexity of the State Pension system and inter-dependence with HMTreasury, has caused delays in registering top-up payments and the DWP is trying to clear the backlog. ( link to pdf )
Pension Regulator guidance for unlisted investments adds huge risk, doesn’t support the UK and ignores smaller listed companies
My reaction on my blog to the Pension Regulator’s guidance, out today, encouraging pension funds to put more into unlisted investments – I think this misses great opportunities in listed small companies and also investment trusts which can offer great long-term returns too, with less risk.
State pension warning as triple lock ‘cannot last forever’ – what follows will be worse
Ros is quoted in the Daily Express about the flaws in keeping the state pension triple lock for too long, given its inequalities. ( link to pdf )
Can the triple lock survive the election? Rishi and Keir play poker over the future of the state pension
Ros is quoted in an article by ThisIsMoney exploring the future of the State Pension Triple lock after the next election.