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Pensions and income: current issues future challenges; report of the seminar Women and Pensions 16 January 2003
- Author:
- AGE CONCERN
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 13p.
Reports the results of a seminar which took place during the consultation period on the Government's pensions Green Paper 'Simplicity security and choice: working and saving for retirement which includes a chapter Women, work and pensions. Women are more likely than men to have low incomes in retirement due to factors such as: lower earnings; interrupted working lives due to caring responsibilities; and longer life expectancy. However debate on pensions has often failed to consider the specific position and needs of women. The aim of the seminar was to provide an opportunity to look at the current position, and ways of changing this in relation to: state pensions; private pensions; and financial advice, particularly in the light of the Green Paper.