Press Release • December 6, 2020
New Report Examines Innovative Public Pension Funding Strategies Webinar on December 9th to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., December 7, 2020 – As state and local governments face budget shortfalls in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession, a new report examines innovative funding strategies for public pension plans in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, […]
Press Release • October 13, 2020
New Report Examines Medicaid’s Critical Role in Providing Long-Term Care Coverage for Older Americans Report Offers Policy Solutions To Address Unpredictable and Potentially Catastrophic Costs Of Long-Term Care Webinar on October 21st to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., October 14, 2020 – With healthcare and long-term care costs rising at much higher rates than wages or […]
Press Release • September 8, 2020
Rising Risk Coupled with Escalating Housing, Healthcare and Long-Term Care Costs Increasingly Threaten Americans’ Financial Security in Retirement New Report from the National Institute on Retirement Security Offers Four Policy Solutions to Strengthen Retirement Outcomes Webinar on September 16th to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., September 9, 2020 – The burden of preparing for retirement is […]
Press Release • May 7, 2020
NEW REPORT: GENDER PAY GAP PERSISTS INTO RETIREMENT Older Women Receive About 80% of Retirement Income That Older Men Receive, Mirroring the Gender Pay Gap Caregiving Has Highly Detrimental Impact on Women’s Retirement Preparedness While Divorce Presents Complex Issues for Retirement Savings Webinar on May 12th to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2020 […]
Press Release • March 3, 2020
Public Pension Benefit Spending Provides Substantial Economic Impact on Rural Communities And Small Towns Across U.S. New Report Released Today at NIRS Annual Retirement Policy Conference Details Impact Across 19 States Live Webcast of Conference Today Starting at 9:15 AM ET Webinar on March 12th to Review Findings WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2020 – […]
Press Release • February 27, 2020
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON RETIREMENT SECURITY HOSTS 11thth ANNUAL RETIREMENT POLICY CONFERENCE ON MARCH 3rd Event Features Keynote by Alissa Quart, Author of Best-Selling Book, Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America New Research To Be Released on Economic Impact of Pensions on Rural and Small Towns Across America Live Webcast Via Facebook February 27, […]
Press Release • February 5, 2020
85% OF MILLENNIALS WORKING IN STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLAN TO STICK WITH THEIR EMPLOYER, BUT BENEFIT CHANGES COULD PUSH THEM OUT THE DOOR Most Millennials Working in State and Local Government Satisfied with Job Despite Knowing They Could Earn More in the Private Sector Webinar to Review Findings on February 13th at 2 PM […]
Press Release • January 13, 2020
Only 7% of Retirees Have Ideal Situation of Income from Three Sources: Social Security, a Pension and Savings Social Security Kept More Than 7.5 Million Households Out of Poverty, Reduced Public Assistance Costs by $10 billion in 2013 Pensions Kept Nearly One Million Retirees Out of Poverty, Reduced Public Assistance Costs by $4 Billion in […]
Press Release • December 19, 2019
Measure is Step Forward in Addressing U.S. Retirement Savings Crisis Despite Political Acrimony, Americans United in Concern About Retirement WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2019 – At a time when working Americans are struggling to save for retirement, the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRS) commends the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives for bi-partisan passage […]