Equal state pensions for women will take 20 years - DWP

The report examines how the state and private pension systems affect women and compares that to men’s experiences, and takes this into account when looking at what woman can expect in the future. Figures from the report clearly show the inequalities of income at retirement with just 30% of women at state pension age currently receiving the full basic State pension and, of those, only 24% of them are entitled to it on the basis of their own national insurance contributions. The findings of the DWP suggest that inequalities in the workplace also have to be tackled if poverty for women in ...