There is now consensus on the UK's pensions problem and that reform of the state pension system is needed. The pensions community wants a simple and sustainable solution.

Shaping a stable pensions solution has been building up a picture of the possible shape of a consensus pensions solution that could work for the long-term, through a series of papers and seminars to debate the most critical pension issues on the interaction of state and private pensions.

Drawing out the implications for pensions policy emerging from the seminar series the final report How pension experts would reform UK pensions has now been published, click here to read the report (March 2006).

Please click here to view the press release.

Please click here to view the presentation by Alison O'Connell given at the report launch, 29 March 2006 (updated since event).

The seminars held throughout 2005 examined critical and topical pensions policy questions:

• What should be the balance between state and private pensions?

Click here to read the report from the first seminar

• How does the interaction of state and private pensions affect incentives to work and save?

Click here to read the report from the second seminar

• Should state pensions be contributory or universal?

Click here to read the report from the third seminar

• Should earnings-related pensions be voluntary or compulsory?

Click here to read the report from the fourth seminar

• What should be the role of means-testing in state pensions?

Click here to read the report from the fifth seminar

A Mid-Project Review was published on 20 October 2005. Please click here to read the report.

Please click here to read the final project report, which summarises research findings from the project and discusses wider research issues.