United for All Ages, a social enterprise which focuses on intergenerational practice, recently released a report which finds major flaws in the Dilnot proposals. David Kingman explains
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US city of Stockton bankrupted by healthcare and pension costs
David Kingman explains how overgenerous pension and healthcare commitments to former state workers have played a major role in pushing Stockton, California, over the precipice of bankruptcy
Who should pay for old age care? The horns of a dilemma
Antony Mason looks at the intergenerational dilemma posed by the Dilnot Commission, and the new White Paper on social care
Cameron’s welfare reforms will hit the young hardest – while leaving pensioners’ benefits untouched
David Kingman explores the intergenerational injustice which is at the heart of the government’s proposed welfare reforms
New IF research demonstrates how intergenerational unfairness has grown over time
David Kingman reports on the launch of IF’s Intergenerational Fairness Index, which assesses how intergenerational unfairness has worsened in the UK during the last 20 years
The Winter Fuel Allowance: why young people should get hot under the collar
David Kingman argues that the Winter Fuel Allowance is extremely inefficient – and unfair on the younger generation
The Default Retirement Age and Lump of Labour Fallacy
Antony Mason tries to untangle the intergenerational outcome of the increasing number of retirement-age workers in the labour market
Sharing the cake – an intergenerational dilemma
Angus Hanton shows how the cake analogy is a useful way of seeing the difficulties of apportioning the burden of intergenerational legacies, such as carbon emissions
Cashflow mentality exposes government short-termism
Angus Hanton points to the negative intergenerational implications in four key areas of government policy
Private pensions and the hoarding of housing: A vicious circle
David Kingman explores the interaction between poor returns on private pensions and intergenerational unfairness in the housing market
