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Women and pensions
— a discussion paper | | Corporate Author | Help the Aged; Pre-Retirement Association - PRA |
| Publisher | Help the Aged, London, 1997 |
| Pages | 54 pp |
| Source | Help the Aged, St James's Walk, Clerkenwell Green, London EC1R 0BE. |
| Keywords | Pensions ; Private pensions ; Personal pensions ; Older women ; Advisory services [elderly] ; Public opinion ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | This report is based on a survey of 223 women responding to a request for participants in 'SAGA magazine'. Findings are presented on employment history, the state pension, adequacy of pension, occupational and personal pensions, advice regarding pension provision, the diversity of experiences of retired women, and non-retired respondents. Inaccurate statements made in response to some questions are viewed as symptomatic of the confusion about pensions. The report concludes that pensions policy must ensure that all women are treated fairly, irrespective of their situation. The current system assumes women's reliance on men. Many women do not receive a state pension in their own right, though they may benefit from an occupational pension. A comparison of retired and non-retired respondents reveals no improvement in women's retirement prospects. The extent of the problem is likely to have been understated, given that women in this sample are likely to be from more affluent groups. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970912001 B |
| Classmark | JJ: JK: JKG: BD: IT: U5: 3F |
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