‘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 )
Gender pension gap: how women can boost their retirement pot
Ros is quoted in the Guardian with tips for women to help close the gender pensions gap. ( link to pdf )
Lords call for action on gender pensions gap; state pension corrections to be made by 2024
Ros is quoted in Pension Age following her Oral Question in the House of Lords and calling for urgent action to remedy the gender pensions gap. ( link to pdf )
Two women died in their 90s while owed £42k and £71k by the DWP: Shocking cases uncovered of tragic losses in £3bn state pension scandal
Ros is quoted by ThisIsMoney calling on the Government to explain why women were wrongly paid too little state pensions for many years and urging quick action to ensure they receive the money they are owed before they die. ( link to pdf )
Compensation hope for women born in the 1950s who did not get enough notice over state pension age change
Ros is quoted in MailonLine article about a leaked early draft of the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s findings of maladministration in relation to Government handling of State Pension Age rises since 1997. ( 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 )
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 )
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 )
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 )