Good pension not always enough for a good later life
A good pension is not always enough for a good later life – Money Marketing Column. ( link to pdf )
Govt mulls IHT-exempt ‘Care Isa’
Money Marketing Magazine covers the concept of a Care ISA allowance ( link to pdf )
Gov’t considering ‘Care ISA’ to solve crisis, but would it work
Government considering a Care ISA, but will it work? Citywire discusses the concept of a Care ISA which Ros has proposed to help find some funding for care needs. ( link to pdf )
Government’s ‘care Isa’ plan dismissed by Tory health committee chair
The Guardian discusses the idea of a Care ISA and outlines resistance to the plans – but these do not reflect the urgent need to encourage people to set money aside now. ( link to pdf )
There will be enough pensioners in the UK by 2066 to fill a city the size of London
Older people moving to rural areas need to be looked after – who will care for them if younger population moves to the cities? ( link to pdf )
Britain’s over-85s set to TREBLE as OAP numbers EXPLODE – ‘Who should pay for this?’
Number of over-85s in Britain will triple in coming years – huge challenge for care funding ( link to pdf )
UK savers casualties of Brexit process
Ros highlights in Actuarial Post magazine that dealing with Brexit has pushed many urgent pension and later life policy reforms onto the back burner – including pensions dashboard and social care funding. ( link to pdf )
Calls for tax rises to pay for social care
Daily Express article carrying Ros’ views on the social care crisis. Calls for tax rises to pay for social care
Damaging plans to force working pensioners to pay new National Insurance charges to cover social care
Financial Adviser article explaining Ros’ views on damaging plans to force working pensioners to pay new National Insurance charges to cover social care
Nurses paid £11,000 to take funding away from dementia patients
Daily Mail article highlighting the injustice of paying nurses £11,000 to take funding away from dementia patients