The UK pension system has undergone continual reform during the past 25 years. Attempts have been made to ensure that state pensions remain affordable, and people have been encouraged to spplement state retirement incomes with private provision.
Authors
Deputy Director
Carl, a Deputy Director, is an editor of the IFS Green Budget, an expert on the UK pension system and sits on the Social Security Advisory Committee.
Research Associate University of Bologna
Matthew is Associate Professor at the University of Bologna focusing on consumption and savings choices and how policy affects them.
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- 10.1920/co.ifs.2024.1067
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- IFS
Suggested citation
Emmerson, C and Wakefield, M. (2003). Stability is needed apart from simplicity [Comment] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/stability-needed-apart-simplicity (accessed: 4 December 2024).
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