Britains Pension Crisis The Silent Emergency

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· the government has relaunched the pension commission and announced an early review of the state pension age as part of a major pensions overhaul. The bad news is that the number of people falling into that category is rising. · for decades, the uk pension system has been regarded as a stable safety net, ensuring workers can retire with dignity. Without equally drastic action, a future government will be forced to take … · britain is ‘sleepwalking towards a pensions crisis’ after labour indefinitely delayed a review of auto-enrolment, the boss of standard life has warned. In 1950, one in nine of the uk population was over 65. · in this powerful video, we explore the emotional and financial impact on elderly citizens, the silent protests rising in response, and the broken systems failing those most in need. · its no secret that many britons do not save enough to live off in retirement. · state pension payments could become financially unsustainable by 2036, with the treasury set to spend more on welfare than it collects in national insurance contributions, … Today it is one in five and is now heading for one in three. Those over 80 accounted for 1. 5 per cent of the population in 1950, 5 per cent today, … With an ageing population and a declining birth rate, the balance between contributors and retirees is … · the uk’s state pension system is facing an unprecedented financial challenge. New department for work … · revived pension commission will consider the long-term future of our pensions system to make today’s workers better off in retirement. In this powerful video, we explore the emotional and financial impact on elderly citizens, the silent protests rising in response, and the broken systems failing those most in need. But beneath this illusion of security lies a crisis in the … The uk government recently touched off a political storm by raising taxes to pay for long-neglected reform of social care.