Publications What a ratchet! Why it’s time to stop being polite about the triple lock 10 June 2026 by Ruth Curtice and Alex Clegg The State Pension triple lock has delivered real gains for pensioners since its introduction in 2012. But the case for boosting pensioner incomes over and above others has now run… Continue Reading
Comment Future proofing How worried should people be about their pensions? The key takeaways from the Pensions Commission’s interim report. 26 May 2026 by Mike Brewer and Parth Pandya This article was initially published on our Substack. For many, their pension is simply too boring, and too distant, to think about. But the Government should take credit for thinking about… Continue Reading
Publications Revisiting the State Pension age Resolution Foundation submission to the 2025 State Pension age review 1 November 2025 by Charlie McCurdy and Louise Murphy and David Willetts The previous Government proposed that the State Pension age should rise such that people spend “up to one-third” of adult life in receipt of the State Pension. Subsequent consideration of… Continue Reading
Comment It’s time to complete Britain’s pensions revolution 21 July 2025 by Molly Broome Today’s announcement of a new Pensions Commission marks a welcome return to long-term thinking about retirement. The original Commission, launched more than two decades ago, laid the groundwork for auto-enrolment,… Continue Reading
Comment The triple lock has been far more damaging than I ever feared The state pension has risen three times faster than predicted when the policy was introduced 18 July 2025 by David Willetts This article was originally published in The Times. The strained state of Britain’s public finances is already a big concern. These pressures are set to grow rather than dissipate over… Continue Reading
Publications Perfectly adequate? Revisiting pensions adequacy 20 years after the Pensions Commission 10 October 2024 by Molly Broome and Ian Mulheirn In 2002, the Labour Government established the Pensions Commission to review the UK’s private pensions system and make recommendations for reform. Twenty years on from the Commission’s landmark first report,… Continue Reading
Publications Calculating a Living Pension: the 2024 update 4 September 2024 by Molly Broome This report sets out the method through which the Living Pension standard – a voluntary savings target that aims to help workers build up a pension pot that will provide… Continue Reading
Publications Building a living pension Closing the pension savings gap for low to-middle income families 23 January 2021 by David Finch and Cara Pacitti The Living Wage has been successful in providing a focus on the living standards of low-paid workers and increasing pay for many lower-paid employees. However, there has been much less… Continue Reading
