A New Contract for Retirement

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The policy recommendations from our major research project on pensions and long-term care.

Since 1997 Labour has devoted much time and effort to pensions and long-term care reform. Both areas have generated significant legislation and the commitment of new public resources.

However, it has proved difficult to win public support for the complex retirement policies, despite significant increases in public spending.

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