When the Coalition Government came to power in 2010, their two main aims were closing the deficit and restoring Britain to economic growth. However, following the 2014 Budget speech, it appears that changes to pensions will be their biggest legacy. David Kingman explains
Category: Pensions
Think tanks propose radical reforms to make welfare state affordable
Two prominent think tanks have both recently published radical new proposals for ways we can keep the welfare state affordable as the population ages. David Kingman explains
Pensioner benefits becoming political battleground ahead of 2015 general election
Recent developments suggest that pensioner benefits are set to become one of the key political battlegrounds when the country goes to the polls in 2015, reports David Kingman
What do today’s workers want from their pensions?
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research has shown that the majority of people still aren’t putting enough money into their pensions. David Kingman explains
Can we rely on inheritance to reverse intergenerational unfairness?
David Kingman responds to a new piece of research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which argues that the children of the Baby Boomers will only be able to match their parents’ wealth through inheritance
Pensioners doing much better than workers, new figures show
David Kingman comments on new data which show how incomes among pensioner households have held up much better than those of working-age households during the recession
OECD: Youth unemployment puts young people at risk of poverty in old age
David Kingman reports on recent research from the OECD which argues that delaying the start of working life has significant long-term repercussions for pension savings
Hands off my pension!
Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director, explains why young people should support the campaign being led by Which? to have a cap imposed on the fees and charges levied by pension funds
Why don’t pension funds invest more in long-term infrastructure projects?
Pension funds should be the natural investors in long-term infrastructure projects. So why aren’t they in practice? David Kingman explains
Brazil – the world’s most intergenerationally unfair country?
Brazil has the demographic profile of a young, fast-growing country, but its public spending priorities have more in common with the ageing nations of the rich world. David Kingman argues that something must be done if Brazil is to reach its full potential