As the Casey Commission investigates the future of adult social care, Simon Bottery explores 12 key questions it will need to answer

What if you called the biggest by-election ever and no one noticed?

How do people in their 60s feel about the rising State Pension age – and what does it mean for their finances, work, and retirement plans? We surveyed over 3,000 people and interviewed individuals directly impacted to find out.

Exclusive: In the midst of a growing prison overcrowding crisis, men were piled into HMP Dartmoor. Officials had been warned parts of the ageing Victorian prison were filled with dangerous levels of a...

Retirement in the UK is changing. The shift from Defined Benefit (DB) to Defined Contribution (DC) pensions, combined with pension freedoms, longer working lives and a rising state pension age, means ...

Retirement in the UK is changing. The shift from Defined Benefit (DB) to Defined Contribution (DC) pensions, combined with pension freedoms, longer working lives and a rising state pension age, means ...

Unpopular incumbent + fragmented opposition + unusual seat = unpredictable contest

Good work is important for people’s day-to-day finances, long-term savings and wellbeing. As a result, extending working lives is one of our priorities at the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Re...

We have an incredible opportunity to join us as a Policy and Research Manager with the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement, our in-house think tank.

We have an incredible opportunity to join us as a Policy and Research Manager with the Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement, our in-house think tank.

When the Scottish Government introduced the Adult Disability Payment (ADP) in 2022 to replace Personal Independence Payment (PIP), it set out to do things differently. [i] Although the two benefits ha...

Showcasing current research, comments and analysis on the law, politics, history, culture, government and political economy of Wales from the Wales Governance Centre.

Voters cared a lot less about tax than you might think.

As the State Pension age rises to 67, we think the government needs to put in place policies to ensure that as many people as possible have financial security throughout their 60s and beyond.

Means-tested benefits in Britain are built on the principle that individuals with significant financial resources should use those before turning to the state for help. That’s why wealth – as well as ...

As the State Pension age rises to 67, we think the government needs to put in place policies to ensure that as many people as possible have financial security throughout their 60s and beyond.

New labour force research makes policy recommendations to take up significant opportunities to expand the heat pump workforce

Despite rising non-commodity costs on energy bills, high gas prices remain the primary reason for expensive energy for most British households, making the switch to homegrown energy a top priority

Today, the state pension is at a critical juncture, facing questions over affordability and intergenerational fairness in the context of an ageing population and increasing longevity.

Next year, the first group of people will see their State Pension age rise from 66 to 67 – the latest in a series of rises since 2010. Over that time, the employment rate of people in their 60s has in...

People who fled Chinese territory are angry after London looks at doubling length of time required to gain citizenship

Next year, the first group of people will see their State Pension age rise from 66 to 67 – the latest in a series of rises since 2010. Over that time, the employment rate of people in their 60s has in...

Next year, the first group of people will see their State Pension age rise from 66 to 67 – the latest in a series of rises since 2010. Over that time, the employment rate of people in their 60s has in...