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A simpler State Pension: a qualitative study to explore one option for State Pension reform
— a report of research carried out by TNS-BRMB and the Futures Company on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions | | Author(s) | Andrew Thomas, Josh Hunt, Alice Coulter |
| Corporate Author | TNS-BRMB; Futures Company; Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | Department for Work and Pensions, London, 2012 |
| Pages | 158 pp (Department for Work and Pensions Research report, no 787) |
| Source | Download from DWP website: http://www.dwp.gov.uk/asd/asd5/rrs-index.asp |
| Annotation | The Department for Work and Pensions commissioned TNS-BMRB and the Futures Company to undertake this qualitative research study, which was conducted with respondents in a series of 23 focus groups and two workshops. Fieldwork took place between January and October 2011 and was conducted in four stages. The aim of the research was to explore perceptions of whether the proposed Single Tier State Pension system was simpler and fairer than the current system, and whether it offered certainty with regard to the amount that people will get that might impact financial planning for later life. The research also explored views and understanding of concepts such as means-testing, qualifying years, automatic enrolment, contracting-out and the transition from one scheme to another, as well as language and communications testing. The research informed policy development for the Single-Tier White Paper, published on 14 January 2013. The research also informed illustrations for the White Paper, to make complex concepts more easily understandable. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130620003 E |
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