Rise in UK state pension age has doubled poverty rates among 65-year-olds, says think-tank
Ros is quoted in the Financial Times commenting on the shocking figures showing poverty among 65 year olds has soared since state pension age rose to 66.
Do you know what age you get a state pension? Many of us haven’t the foggiest idea and are at risk of being caught short
Ros was quoted by ThisIsMoney warning that many people may not realise their State Pension age will rise to 67 in the next 5 years. ( link to pdf )
VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Let’s level up the state pension by playing fair on people who need to retire early
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mail discussing having flexible retirement ages. ( link to pdf )
‘Cut State Pension age to 63 or lower!’ Too many die without getting a single penny
Ros was quoted in the Daily Express calling for more flexibility in State Pension Age policy, with some being able to collect their pension sooner if needed.
Life expectancy gap widens between richest and poorest areas
Ros is quoted by The Actuary Magazine, commenting on the large and widening gap in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest areas of the UK. Not everyone can be expected to work longer just because average national life expectancy has increased. ( link to pdf )
Times letters: Hurtful narrative of intergenerational strife
The Times newspaper published a letter from Ros lamenting the hurtful narrative of intergenerational strife and calling for help for older people to find new employment, rather than writing them off.
120 Over 80 and kosher food aid
Go to 21minutes in on this Podcast from Jewish News to hear Ros talking about being a judge on the Jewish News competition which has honoured the 120 top over 80s, still contributing so much to all aspects of British life.
Pandemic takes toll on UK retirement plans of over-50s
Financial Times quotes Ros in an article exploring the impact of Covid19 on retirement plans and she calls for early access to State Pension if people genuinely cannot work any longer.
Let the old retire early, former minister urges as state pension age rises to 66
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph calling for a flexible attitude to state pension age that can help those who genuinely can’t work, or have no private savings, to have some state pension early, especially if they have long NI records
Covid-19 forces rising numbers of over-50s women to retire early
Ros is quoted by Interactive Investor explaining that many older women are being forced into retirement by Covid 19 fallout. ( link to pdf )