The transition into retirement isn't purely a financial event, it's so much more. It's one of those life-changing events that requires you to plan and to adapt. Full of information, tips and guidance, the Retirement Café personal finance Podcast helps you address the challenges and opportunities that arise so you can live a fulfilling retirement. Your host is Justin King, a Chartered Financial Planner and Accredited Later Life Adviser. Contact Justin at jk@mfpwealthmanagement.co.uk with any comments or questions or get in touch on Twitter @JustinKingCFP.Read more »
The transition into retirement isn't purely a financial event, it's so much more. It's one of those life-changing events that requires you to plan and to adapt. Full of information, tips and guidance, the Retirement Café personal finance Podcast helps you address the challenges and opportunities that arise so you can live a fulfilling retirement. Your host is Justin King, a Chartered Financial Planner and Accredited Later Life Adviser. Contact Justin at jk@mfpwealthmanagement.co.uk with any comments or questions or get in touch on Twitter @JustinKingCFP.Read Less
Sir Steve Webb is a renowned pensions commentator who served for 18 years as a Member of Parliament between 1997 and 2015, during which time he was Pensions Minister in the coalition government of David Cameron for 5 years.
During his time at DWP he oversaw the successful implementation of automatic enrolment, helped design and legislate for the new State Pension and played a key role in the ‘pension freedoms’ introduced in 2015.
Steve joins me to talk about all things pensions and in this episode we hone in on the history of the State Pension, changes implemented by Steve whilst in government, the challenges we all face when getting information about our State Pensions and Steve’s recent report that explores whether thousands of older women being short-changed on their State Pension.
Steve explains who may be affected and what you can do if you think you are being short-changed.
It’s a highly informative conversation, so why not listen here on episode 087 of The Retirement Café Podcast.