David Kingman examines some new findings which suggest that a significant proportion of people who are planning to finish working this year may be “reluctant retirees”
Category: Pensions
Are young people being “indentured” or “enslaved” to support the older generation?
Angus Hanton feels the dice are loaded against the young, and government action is required if we are to avoid a breach in social cohesion
Could notional defined-contribution accounts save the pension system?
David Kingman offers a possible solution to the crisis facing state pension systems around the world
Old-age care: who pays?
The social care costs of old age are an intergenerational conundrum. Why should younger generations pay for the care costs which the baby boomers have spectacularly failed to provide for themselves? But, as Antony Mason argues, they too need a robust and sustainable system to cater for their own old age
Public sector pension burden even worse than feared
David Kingman explores some new research which suggests that the cost of public sector pensions could be even higher than previously estimated
Cameron extends commitment to protecting pensioner benefits
David Kingman reports on another pledge from the Prime Minister to protect universal benefits for pensioners
Illinois pension crisis reveals dangers of underfunding schemes
David Kingman explains the crisis facing the Illinois pension system, which threatens to fatally undermine the state’s finances
Work until you’re 80?: Why we need a state pension debate
David Kingman explores some new evidence which shows why we need a national debate on the future of the state pension
Reform of the state pension – is it intergenerationally fair?
Angus Hanton assesses the newly-announced government proposal for a flat-rate state pension
Will universal benefits survive the next general election?
David Kingman examines the likelihood of today’s universal benefits still being in place after the next general election