Do pensions need a new name to be less scary?
Daily Express article discussing Ros’ views that pensions need a new image, more flexibility and perhaps also a new name, to help overcome reluctance to save Express 8th Sept pensions need new name.
How can we make pensions more popular?
Evening Standard article outlining Ros’ views on the need to make pensions more ‘user-friendly’ and promote the value of pensions.
Current state pension not fit for purpose – especially for women
Ros comments on latest figures from DWP showing a staggering £200 a week difference between state pension payments across the country – and explaining that the current system is unfair, especially as most of the with low pensions are women and with high pensions are men.
DWP delaying proposals for state pension reform
Ros comments on the announcement that Government proposals for reforming state pensions and increasing state pension age are being delayed from Spring 2012 to the Autumn. We do need to get the detail right, but reform is essential.
What will the White Paper on State Pension reform achieve?
Article from House Magazine previewing the forthcoming White Paper on state pension reform.
Looking forward to the White Paper on State Pension reform?
Ros wrote an article for House Magazine, outlining what we might expect to see in the Government’s forthcoming reforms of the state pension.
Why pay pensioner benefits to well off pensioners?
Ros explains, in the Sunday Sun newspaper, why it is important to keep universal pensioner benefits, rather than moving to more means-testing.
~£140 a week – What will we see in the White Paper on State Pension reform?
Ros prepared a briefing paper which goes through many of the issues that are expected to be addressed by the forthcoming White Paper on State Pension reform, which is expected to propose a flat-rate state pension at £140 a week in 2010 prices (likely to be at least £160 a week by the time it starts)
Auto-enrolment may be missing a chance to revive long-term savings culture
Press Release highlighting Ros’ comments at the CCW Pensions Lecture, in which she challenged the idea of auto-enrolment only into pensions and called for a broader definition of long-term savings for workplace incentives.
Challenges of providing for pensions and care in an aging population
Ros gave a presentation in the House of Commons to the LibDem Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee outlining the challenges of funding pensions and care for our aging population.