State Pensions Review

[Cooperman]

Good to see that Labour are taking a proactive approach to this and accelerating the process. This will inevitably reignite the arguments about triple lock, and so it should IMO as it’s unsustainable. Means testing isn’t the complete answer, but at least tie pension a to the CPI.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1947319706521645367

 

[Neath_Jack]

Up goes retirement age to 70

 

[Jack2jack]

Isn't or are unable to save for their retirement, big difference.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Isn't or are unable to save for their retirement, big difference.

People can’t afford to eat and put a roof over their heads let alone save for retirement.

 

[Jack2jack]

People can’t afford to eat and put a roof over their heads let alone save for retirement.

Indeed Lisa, and it infuriates me beyond belief, when I hear garbage like that being spouted. No doubt some clown will be along soon to defend the indefensible.

 

[Ringwood]

With the almost earning potential women have and higher age of life expectancy over men I'm surprised parity has not been with men over retirement policy

 

[Neath_Jack]

With the almost earning potential women have and higher age of life expectancy over men I'm surprised parity has not been with men over retirement policy

Are you forgetting that a lot of women take a lot of time off work to have and bring up our children? Where’s the ‘parity’ there?

 

[Cooperman]

Up goes retirement age to 70

There was one group which suggested that the age limit should be 71 as a means of keeping things sustainable.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

And oddly the one thing we definitely can’t afford, the triple lock, is out of scope of the review.

 

[Jack2jack]

Are you forgetting that a lot of women take a lot of time off work to have and bring up our children? Where’s the ‘parity’ there?

Absolutely, my missus took almost 20 years out, to look after our daughter, our circumstances were such that we had no other choice.(And to be clear we'd do it all over again). She will only receive a minimum state pension, when she eventually retires.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Absolutely, my missus took almost 20 years out, to look after our daughter, our circumstances were such that we had no other choice.(And to be clear we'd do it all over again). She will only receive a minimum state pension, when she eventually retires.

It’s part of the systemic discrimination women have faced and continue to face.

 

[Neath_Jack]

There was one group which suggested that the age limit should be 71 as a means of keeping things sustainable.

I’ll be surprised if there is a state pension in 20 years time.

 

[Cooperman]

And oddly the one thing we definitely can’t afford, the triple lock, is out of scope of the review.

I think Reeves previously made a commitment not to touch it until the end of the current Parliament.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

No government will ever burn the political goodwill it’ll take to scrap or limit state pensions. So they’ll just tinker around the edges.

 

[Ringwood]

Are you forgetting that a lot of women take a lot of time off work to have and bring up our children? Where’s the ‘parity’ there?

Is you point about NI contributions or career limiting opportunities women have ?