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A pensions minister with surprising longevity
Today, Friday 10th June, marks Guy Opperman as joint longest tenant of the post of Pensions Minister. Tomorrow he will succeed Steve Webb as the longest serving pensions minister. When Guy Opperman became Minister for Pensions and Financial inclusion … Continue reading
Pension Credit take-up and automation – can the private sector help?
Summary; five recommendations to improve take-up, five to increase automation Participation; Targeted interventions Target the children of elderly parents (40-year-old upwards) for PC and over 80s Red-flag PC to the over 60s on dashboards whose projected benefits … Continue reading
Take coffee with the Pensions Minister at the Pension PlayPen
On Tuesday, May 10th, Tom McPhail and I will be putting questions to the Pensions Minister at a one hour on-line coffee morning. Here are some of our questions. Pension PlayPen is leading a campaign to increase participation in Pension … Continue reading
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Tagged Coffee Morning, Guy Opperman, henry tapper, pension playpen, Tom McPhail
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Pension transfer times are getting longer , how can this (pension) be?
I am a fan of Pension Bee. I visited their new offices in Southwark yesterday, I was shown into the post room, apparently they get a special delivery every day, so much mail needs to be scanned from the pension … Continue reading
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Tagged ABI, Guy Opperman, Origo, Pension Bee, Pensions, PLSA, Transfer
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Opperman links launch of 2017 AE reforms to wash-up of small pots
Guy Opperman clearly enjoys twitter, he has mastered the production of a twitter thread (a series of micro-blogs that can develop an argument without fear of interruption). Here is the latest, which while being overly triumphal, contains some strong messages … Continue reading
A proposal for Government on pensioner poverty,
In my earlier blog today , I argue that employers and pension providers should cease jawing about extra saving and focus on making existing saving more affordable for those struggling to heat and eat. In this blog, I ask whether … Continue reading
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Tagged DWP, Guy Opperman, heat the human, John Glen, Martin Lewis, Pension Credit
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DWP renews its efforts to increase pension credit
It’s good to see the DWP responding to the cost of living crisis in a way that targets pensioner poverty The DWP plan their campaigns weeks, if not months ahead of launch , so this campaign happily coincides with … Continue reading
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Tagged AgeWage, Citizens Advice Bureau, DWP, Guy Opperman, pension, Pension Credit, pension playpen, state pension
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When will Nest become a CDC scheme?
Perhaps the most unreported headline of the week, at least for pension nerds like me was Guy Opperman’s prediction , made at an RSA CDC event that Nest would be a CDC scheme by the end of the next parliamentary … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, Guy Opperman, master trust, NEST, Pensions, pooled longevity
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Paul Johnson warns pension policy-makers of complacency
In an article originally published in the Times but now free to read on the IFS website, Paul Johnson explains just how terrifying inflation is to low-income households. Johnson begins by explaining the political logic behind the Spring … Continue reading
Value for Money
When I went to see the Pensions Minister earlier this week, I had three problems and three ideas My first problem was that we had no fix for the feeble participation rates for pension credits, I’ve written about the solution … Continue reading
