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Freezing the Italian state pension age for political reasons? Goodness!
The FT’s Amy Kazmin has provided us with an excellent analysis of the political issues surrounding the state pension age in Italy. We have a review of the state pension age in the UK and it is due to pronounce … Continue reading
Barrett, Webb, Johnson and Lewis on the endlessly changing state pension
The endlessly changing state pension Radio four ran a 30 minute briefing on the state pension last Thursday which is well worth listening to. Paul Lewis and Paul Johnson are joined by Claer Barrett and Steve Webb. Expertly chaired by … Continue reading
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Early retirement for the super-worker?
By common consent , when Mel Stride said “now is not the time”, the DWP’s Secretary of State meant “to properly address the long-term cost of the State Pension”. This blog explores why the state pension age will have to … Continue reading
Are state pensions political playthings?
A social media debate has broken out on twitter , prompted by this post from LBC Ministers ‘planning to raise the pension age to 68 by the mid-2030s’ in blow to millions https://t.co/fCr4Y6UJ0d — LBC (@LBC) October 5, 2022 … Continue reading
Are you or your parents missing out on pension credits?
This article is important. We urge people to save for retirement but for many people retirement is already here and things are going to be tough as the economic impact of the pandemic hits us all. So it’s good to … Continue reading
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How does my son feel about being 75?
There had to be a point for Ian Duncan Smith running a summer scare story around pushing the state pension age to 75. We have just been through a lengthy consultation and review of the state pension age. It culminated … Continue reading
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MOMENTUM – hang your head in shame!
The press release demonstrating how ignorant the public are about their retirement income is an instant crowd pleaser, guaranteed to get a place on the website of our trade press. Here’s an example. Same story, slightly different headlines. Here’s the text … Continue reading
A right to debate or a right to restitution? #WASPI
For many of us, men retire at 65 and women at 60, that was hard coded into our learning like the multiplication tables and it’s clearly quite hard to unlearn. Steve Bee makes a good point on twitter "When is … Continue reading
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