A fair state pension for all?
This blog was contributed by Hannah Pearce, Age UK’s joint Head of Public Affairs. Every few years the government announces its intention to fundamentally reform the pension system once and for all to...
View ArticleEver receding retirement?
This blog was contributed by Hannah Pearce, Age UK’s joint Head of Public Affairs. The big headline in today’s autumn statement was the Chancellor’s announcement to increase state pension age. George...
View ArticleMissing out under new pensions rules
Margaret (not her real name) has been married for over 30 years. She worked part-time for many years but this work was low paid, and only during teaching terms, so she never built up her record of NI...
View ArticleFinancial resilience in later life
Yesterday, Age UK launched a new report, Financial resilience in later life, which calls for regular financial check-ups for the retired and people approaching pension age. Age UK believes that these...
View ArticleAgeing policy in 2013/14 – curate’s egg or turning point?
Age UK has just published its annual overview of how public policy is meeting the needs of our ageing population, Agenda for later life 2014. It reveals that the answer is a bit of a curate’s egg:...
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