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# welfare-state - Sunday 28 April, 2013
Rich pensioners ‘should give back any handouts they don’t need’
Free bus travel, free television licences, heating bill payments – one Conservative minister in Britain has suggested rich pensioners may not need them all.
# welfare-state - Saturday 27 April, 2013
Aaron McKenna: We need to pay for our pensions to remove the burden on future taxpayers
The only way to ensure the long-term prosperity of our retirees without burdening our children with unfair taxes is to create a state-backed – rather than entirely state funded – pension system that is means tested, writes Aaron McKenna.
# welfare-state - Tuesday 23 April, 2013
Rip-off pension charges make a ‘huge difference’ to your pension pot, says OECD expert
John Martin, who was behind the major OECD study published into Ireland’s pensions timebomb, says private pensions need to start sending regular letters out to people. Here’s why.
# welfare-state - Monday 22 April, 2013
Pensions timebomb: Let’s link pension age to life expectancy, says expert
People are living longer so it makes sense to increase the pension age beyond 68 – so says the man behind today’s OECD report into Ireland’s pensions.
# welfare-state - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Poll: Should wealthy parents be given the option to hand back child benefit?
Reports today suggest that wealthy parents may be given the option to return the €140 monthly payment. Good idea? Bad idea?
# welfare-state - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Burton: How many people have had benefits cut for not taking up jobs? Almost 900
In a strong speech about social welfare, the Minister gave the first major indication that Labour will strongly resist any big cuts to benefits in December’s Budget.
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