Geopolitical instability has led to fears of another rise in UK inflation. IF Senior Researcher, Toby Whelton, argues that young people may be the most exposed to rising prices.
Category: Pensions
Budget 2025: It’s time to put young people first (for once)
In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan argues that the upcoming Budget is an opportunity to put the public finances on a more sustainable footing while also prioritising the needs of younger generations.
Unsustainable, unpredictable, and unfair: The OBR highlights why the triple lock on the State Pension must go
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has just released their latest fiscal risks and sustainability report. This report provides a detailed analysis of some of the long-term risks facing the UK’s public finances. In this article, IF researcher, Conor Nakkan, unpacks some of the report’s main findings and explains why it strengthens the case to… Read more »
A strategic rebalancing? Reforming the State Pension to increase defence spending
In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, considers how reforms to the State Pension could help to boost spending on defence.
The 2025 Spending Review: Why young people deserve a better deal
The 2025 Spending Review is an opportunity to provide feedback on government spending priorities, propose new policy ideas, and influence departmental budgets and resource allocation. In this article, IF researcher Conor Nakkan, outlines IF’s submission to the Review.
Budget 2024: Pensions black hole?
Allan Martin, pensions actuary, explains the missing “black hole” in public sector pension promises that won’t be discussed this budget day.
IF July newsletter – a new time for intergenerational fairness?
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Behind France’s pension reform – the battle for intergenerational fairness
Maxime Sbaihi, economist and author of “Le grand vieillissement” (“The Great Ageing”) explains why the French pension reform has hit the wrong target on intergenerational fairness grounds.
The uncertain future of the triple lock obscures the crisis facing young people
As the government weighs up whether to keep or to alter the ‘triple lock’ on the state pension, young people face a systemic crisis that is undermining their financial security. Intergenerational Foundation student volunteer Charlotte Foster explores the ways in which the government is reinforcing this crisis.
Should the 3 million pensioner millionaires be benefiting from the pensions triple lock?
With new figures recently published showing that the wealth gap between pensioners and the rest of society is as wide as it has ever been, IF Co-Founder Angus Hanton considers the ramifications of this growing inequality, and asks whether the triple lock on the state pension has had its time. Almost quadrupled in ten years… Read more »