...Stephen Burke; Dot Gibson Purpose – The National Pensioners’ Convention aims to challenge the case for current government policies to raise the age of retirement from paid work and to diversify routes to and amounts of pensions entitlement. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design...

... at: Mervyn.Kohler@ageuk.org.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Health Social care Pensions Benefits Localism Devolution Can the pressures of an ageing society be aligned with the political and financial realities facing the next Government and still reflect the choices put to older...

...Stephen Burke; Claire Turner Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how the next government could develop a better deal in relation to work, pensions and poverty. The paper argues that given the changing face of poverty, the next government should focus on creating better jobs...

... of married and cohabiting women was only £53 per week, compared with men's £172; only 27% of married women had any private pension provision at all, compared with 75% of married men. Even among this 27% of women, half receive less than £35 a week from their pensions. Apart from the implications...

...Karen Rowlingson; Stephen McKay There is currently a major debate about the future of pension provision in Britain. Much of that debate concerns levels and sources of income. But there is also growing interest in the role that assets and bequests might play in raising people's living standards...