Ros calls for a detailed national review of women’s pension provision, to try to iron out some of the problems faced by women who have lost out so much in pensions as DWP discovers mistakes that leave older women thousands of pounds out of pocket. ( link to pdf )
Ros calls for a detailed national review of women’s pension provision, to try to iron out some of the problems faced by women who have lost out so much in pensions as DWP discovers mistakes that leave older women thousands of pounds out of pocket. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Daily Mail calling for a review of women’s pension provision, as tens of thousands of women have lost out when they were not paid their full State Pension for years, without knowing they could have more. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Daily Telegraph calling on the Government to accelerate payments to women who have been short-changed in their State Pensions – living on thousands of pounds less than they should.
Ros is quoted in a Financial Times article explaining the need for flexibility is state pension starting ages, to reflect the significant differences in healthy life expectancy across the UK. Women’s healthy life expectancy is only to around age 50 in deprived areas, while it’s around 70 in the better off areas. Men also have large differences, so how is it fair to expect them to keep working later?
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 )
Women’s Pension injustice – AGAIN! Ros is quoted in the MailOnLine article which says up to 80,000 older women pensioners will miss out on the compensation that is being arranged for those living on lower State Pensions than they should have had since 2008. ( link to pdf )
Ros is quoted in the Financial Times urging the Government to pay women who have been living on much lower State Pensions than they were entitled to, as soon as possible – will cost £2.7bn or so to compensate 200,000 women.
Ros is quoted by This is Money commenting on the problem for many women who are being underpaid their State Pensions and the DWP has not remedied the problems. ( link to pdf )
BBC website highlights the increase in State Pension Age to 66 and quotes Ros calling for Government to consider allowing early access for those in need. ( link to pdf )