{"id":2091,"date":"2015-07-14T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T11:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strategicsociety.org.uk\/?p=2091"},"modified":"2015-07-14T12:04:14","modified_gmt":"2015-07-14T11:04:14","slug":"income-security-and-a-good-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strategicsociety.org.uk\/income-security-and-a-good-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Income Security and a Good Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

New research on the role of guaranteed income in shaping people’s experience of retirement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research report:\u00a0Income Security and a Good Retirement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Discussion paper:\u00a0Income, Security and Wellbeing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One-page project summary:\u00a0Income Security and a Good Retirement – One Page Summary<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Launch slides:\u00a0Do Pensions Matter – Slides<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Data:\u00a0Income Security and a Good Retirement – Full estimates for main research models<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The government’s Freedom and Choice changes to rules on Defined Contribution (DC) pension savings may see many individuals opting for a lower guaranteed income in retirement in favour of higher levels of cash savings and investments.<\/p>\n

However, it would be reasonable to expect that level of secure income will have a key influence on people’s experience of retirement and their wellbeing, independent of their level of wealth.<\/p>\n

To address a gap in evidence on this topic, the Strategic Society Centre undertook quantitative research analysing data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) to explore the independent effect of level of secure income on a range of retirement outcomes:<\/p>\n