Poor communication undermines state pension reforms

Problems persist with state pension tweaks

Helen Morrissey
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Helen Morrissey says the government's communication problems are diminishing trust in necessary policy changes

The new flat-rate state pension is introduced next year and promises to give retirees a level of certainty on which to base their retirement planning. Rather than wending their way through the comp...

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