This paper focuses on the effect ageing has on intragenerational equity in seven LIS countries. Using current distribution schemes as baselines, the authors compare the projected effects of four benefit scenarios on aged inequality.

It is widely held that people who work have no difficulty in avoiding poverty and guaranteeing their family a decent standard of living. This idea has proved false, as many authors have shown that the ranks of the poor are filled with active people, sometimes even working full time. But,...