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The priorities of pension reform — creating a consensus for modern social insurance
Corporate Author	National Pensioners Convention - NPC
Publisher	National Pensioners Convention - NPC, London, 2006
Pages	21 pp
Source	National Pensioners Convention, 19-23 Ironmonger Row, London EC1V 3QN. http://www.npcuk.org.uk
Keywords	Pensions ; Supplementary pensions ; Private pensions ; Social policy ; Pensioners organisations.
Annotation	The reluctance of government and the Pensions Commission to make any immediate changes to the state pension system is commented on in this publication which pre-dates the White Paper. The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) states that an immediate aim of pension reform should be preventing poverty among all older people, by ending the need for widespread means-testing, and re-affirming the role of the state in providing decent pension income in retirement. Also covered are: the principles of reform; the changes needed to improve the state first- and second-tier pension provision; retirement and the state pension age (SPA); and national insurance (NI). A final section comprises recommendations, with associated time scales, costs and implications. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060516205 P
Classmark	JJ: JJH: JK: TM2: BB6:P4
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