Pensions & housing to give government a headache

The first report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies claims only 9.8% of the next generation of pensioners will be at risk of having an inadequate retirement income because, in part, of the recent rise in property prices. But those who have a private pension from which they are not yet drawing an income may be over-estimating by as much as 20% the income they will receive from their pensions. The IFS says these discrepancies could either be because individuals intend to increase significantly their private pension contributions between now and retirement or because they are overly op...