Heidi Karjalainen

The OBR's Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report is out today with a chapter on the UK's pension system.

This is important and timely, setting out key challenges for the future. For proposals on how to address them you should check out our Pensions Review report from last week, thread below 👇

Money Box - Future of Pensions and Heat Networks - BBC Sounds A wide-reaching report makes recommendations about the future of pensions.

Had a good chat on
@moneybox.bsky.social with @paullewismoney.bsky.social
about our Pensions Review work and what we should do about the triple lock and automatic enrolment – you can listen to it here:

bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

NEW:The government continues to increase the state pension age. Next year it’ll start going up from 66 to 67.

Some people choose to - or need to - work longer as a result. Does it run down their health? Or can work keep you young?

We investigated for women whose pension age rose in the 2010s… 1/

Today the government announced more detail on how they plan to tackle the large number of small pots in the UK pension system.

The reforms are due to be announced in the upcoming Pension Schemes bill this spring.

A few thoughts on why this matters and what was announced. 👇

State pension age starts rising again in April 2026. Most people in their early 60s know their state pension age, but a significant minority are incorrect or unaware.

This is worrying as people may base retirement and saving decisions on incorrect information. Short thread👇

We’ve written two new reports on the decisions people face when drawing on private pension wealth in retirement & policy reforms that might help improve these decisions. Important to get this right as defined contribution pensions get more important & can now be accessed flexibly. Thread below: