{"id":661,"date":"2017-05-19T10:20:10","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/?p=661"},"modified":"2019-01-09T14:48:21","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T14:48:21","slug":"professor-paul-sweeting-discusses-the-future-of-the-uk-state-pension-in-new-think-kent-lecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smsasnews\/professor-paul-sweeting-discusses-the-future-of-the-uk-state-pension-in-new-think-kent-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Paul Sweeting discusses the Future of the UK State Pension in new Think Kent Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Paul Sweeting recently took to the stage for a second time to discuss &#8216;The Future of the UK State Pension&#8217; in the latest series of\u00a0 Think Kent Lectures.<\/p>\n<p>In the lecture, Professor Sweeting looks at the history of the UK State Pension, and how it may develop in the future.\u00a0In particular, he considers the demographic pressures on State Pensions, socioeconomic differences in longevity, and the implications for an equitable pensions system.<\/p>\n<p>View the lecture below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; 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