UK pensions system at 'critical juncture', PPI warns

PPI says societal inequalities may lead to wider differences in retirement living standards

Martin Richmond
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UK pensions system at 'critical juncture', PPI warns

The UK pensions system is facing a “critical” time as inequalities in societal factors are making it increasingly difficult for people from disadvantaged backgrounds to work a full career and save for retirement, research from the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has found.

The fourth edition of the PPI's UK pension framework report – Red Sky in the Morning? – analysed the link between rising inequality and the UK pensions system, looking at the factors which could in...

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