IF volunteer Connor McCarthy reports on how demographic changes across the OECD have forced governments to use a variety of strategies to reform pensions, with varying success
Category: Pensions
Call for “Lifetime ISAs” to help get young people saving
David Kingman reports on the proposal that the government should create a new type of savings product – “Lifetime ISAs” – to help the next generation get saving
Australia considers compulsory annuitisation for pensions – so should Britain’s politicians think again?
David Kingman reports that while Britain is giving pensioners new freedoms to access their pension savings, concerns about people not managing their retirement income successfully are leading Australia’s politicians down the opposite path
IFS: Young people struggling with low wages and high housing costs, while pensioners are becoming wealthier
IF volunteer Aleksandra Blawat explains the findings from a new piece of research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies which argues that young people have been the biggest victims of the recession
Survey suggests 1 in 5 pensioners plan to blow their retirement savings on a new car
David Kingman reports on some worrying evidence which suggests that many retirees may use their new freedom to access their pension savings irresponsibly
Would collective pensions be fairer on the younger generation?
The government wants to give British workers the option of saving their money for retirement into Dutch-style “collective defined contribution” (CDC) pensions, arguing that they lead to a better deal for savers. But will they be fair to members of the younger generation?
How government help for the elderly rewards the well-off most
Angus Hanton explains why government policy would be fairer if it channelled its financial assistance according to need rather than age
Budget 2014: Are the Coalition’s pension reforms fair on young people?
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
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