Pension triple lock must be safeguarded – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote an article for the Yorkshire Post calling on the Government to protect pensioners in line with the earnings link of the triple lock promise in the Tory Manifesto. ( link to pdf )
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Professional Adviser reports on the victory for Ros’ amendment in House of Lords to try to save the triple lock earnings link for State Pensions. ( link to pdf )
State pension: Peer Ros Altmann wins support to protect triple lock earnings link
Ros’ amendment to the Social Care Uprating Bill, to protect the triple lock and earnings protection for pensioners, was passed by the Lords with 102 majority – 280 votes to 178. ( link to pdf )
Tax loophole depriving low-paid workers of pension cash will FINALLY be fixed – but not until 2025
This is Money website highlights the Chancellor’s budget announcement that the Net Pay Pensions injustice will be fixed but not till 2025. ( link to pdf )
Tackling the gender pensions gap
Ros wrote a Comment article for Pensions Age calling for improvements to women’s pensions and tackle the gender pensions gap. ( link to pdf )
Ditching the triple lock will leave many UK pensioners in poverty
The National Scotland carries Ros’ warnings that ditching the triple lock this year will leave more UK pensioners in poverty. ( link to pdf )
State pension: Triple lock ‘must go’ because it is unfair on other generations, charity says
Ros disagrees with the Intergenerational Foundation conclusions that uprating the State Pension this year by earnings is ‘unfair’. Many pensioners have no other income and using adjusted earnings would help those facing poverty.
As Sunak contemplates massive reforms, state pensioners should be aware that Triple Lock is a “ticking time bomb.”
Ros is quoted saying that many women pensioners rely on the UK state pension, which is the lowest in the developed world and the earnings uprating is really important for them. ( 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.
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 )