Age UK: Flat-rate state pensions ‘very good news’

Michelle Mitchell, charity Director at Age UK, commented on the government’s plans for a flat-rate state pension:

“Plans to consider introducing a higher, flat-rate state pension are very good news.

“Our state pension system is one of the least generous and most complicated in the developed world so any move which takes away the guesswork for those nearing retirement is a step in the right direction.

“But the government must not turn its back on the 1.8 million current pensioners living in poverty. Much more should be done to get vital benefits cash to all those who need it.”