How retirement planning has transformed over the past 50 years

PPI report looks at the move from predictable pensions to personal responsibility

Jonathan Stapleton
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The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) has released a 50-Year retrospective – charting the evolution of the UK pension landscape over the past half century and looking ahead to 2034.

The report – sponsored by Capita Pension Solutions as it marks its 50th anniversary - highlights how economic, demographic, and technological changes have transformed pension schemes and retirement planning in the UK over the past five decades, and analyses how these factors have influenced the experiences of savers and those nearing retirement, using hypothetical households to bring these changes to life. Looking ahead to 2034, the report also identifies developments that will impact on people's ability to achieve adequate retirement living standards, including increasing life expectanc...

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