£140 a week pension for all new retirees
Ros comments on leaked proposals for all new pensioners to be paid at least ?140 a week state pension, thereby ending mass means testing of pensioners.
Planning Retirement as longevity rises
Article in Money Observer outlining what is needed for proper radical pension reform and the urgent requirement to rethink both pensions and retirement.
Telegraph 'Expert View' – The Challenge of Pension Reform
Article published in Daily Telegraph ‘Expert View’ Column in the Money section, calling on the Coalition to rise to the challenge of proper pension reform.
Winter Fuel Allowance should be rolled into state pension
Recommends the Government consider making the Winter Fuel Allowance permanent, by rolling into a higher state pension to save money and improve pension fairness.
BBC Pension reform proposals draconian
Ros wrote an article for the BBC Ariel magazine explaining the problems facing BBC staff as a result of management pension reform proposals.
Government must not cut state pension by £10 a week – Winter Fuel Allowance should become taxable and permanent
Press Release condemning reports that the Government is considering scrapping Winter Fuel Allowances. This would be like cutting state pensions by £10 a week. They should instead be incorporated into the state pension and become taxable.
Yorkshire Post – Pension Age Increases long overdue
Article published in Yorkshire Post outlining Ros’ views on the Government’s proposals to increase the State pension age to 66 by 2016.
FT article – A level playing field for pensions?
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Response to DWP auto-enrolment/NEST review
Ros’ formal written response to DWP review of NEST and auto-enrolment, recommending putting NEST on hold, reforming the state pension first and then auto-enrolling into existing schemes first.
Response to State Pension Age Review
Ros responded to DWP Review of acceleration of state pension age increase.