A single-tier pension: what does it really mean?

Understand this issue

How to fix UK pensions?

podcast

Can the UK pensions system deliver a decent standard of living in retirement? We explore the challenges and changes needed.

4 July 2025

Is there a better alternative to the triple lock?

explainer

We look at the triple lock and what government could do to reform the system.

4 July 2025

How to improve automatic enrolment?

explainer

How does automatic enrolment work and how could government improve the system?

2 July 2025

Policy analysis

The Pensions Review: final recommendations

report

We provide concrete recommendations to improve the UK pension system to secure better standards of living for future pensioners.

2 July 2025

Launch of the final recommendations of the Pensions Review

presentation

At this event researchers presented the final recommendations of the Pensions Review.

2 July 2025

Working in your 60s: a way to stay young for some

comment

On average, women who remained in work for longer following increases in the state pension age saw improved cognition and less physical disability.

13 May 2025

Academic research

The future of public pension provision in the UK: challenges and trade-offs

journal article

The UK state pension system faces significant challenges given the country’s ageing population, but it is crucial for retirement finances.

6 June 2025

Costly attention and retirement

working paper

In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs’ predictivity of retirement.

1 April 2025

Assessing income redistribution: what are the key analytic choices?

journal article

We present the extent of divergence in the literature on the stylised facts about income redistribution in rich countries.

6 May 2025