All State pension age articles
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OpinionState pension age of 67 is coming – what to watch as it rolls out
Heidi Karjalainen, a senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, explores the imminent state pension age increase as the latest review continues.
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OpinionABI: Transitioning to a higher state pension age
Justin Wray of the Association of British Insurers explores the different ways in which the rising state pension age is affecting people approaching retirement, and how employers, pension providers, and policymakers can help.
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OpinionIFoA: Why the state pension age review needs nuance and flexibility
Iain McLellan, deputy chair of the Pensions Board of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, looks at the profession’s response to the recent call for evidence as part of the state pension age review.
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NewsLCP calls for radical rethink of state pension age amid fiscal pressures
LCP’s Stuart McDonald and Steve Webb have set out a proposal that would link the state pension age to life expectancy while protecting those with shorter life expectancies.
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NewsLabour MPs turn on government over lack of WASPI compensation
Representatives of WASPI – Women Against State Pension Inequality – received support from around 100 MPs from multiple parties ahead of a legal challenge set to be heard in December.
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NewsChanging state pension age does not tackle wider retirement concerns, SPP warns
The SPP warns that relying solely on raising the state pension age implies that it could increase to 75 or beyond in the coming decades, which would “present significant political and social difficulties and would fundamentally alter retirement expectations”.
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NewsRaising the state pension age a complex issue, conference hears
Pensions UK Annual Conference: Raising the state pension age would be a tricky ask, and the ongoing review will likely have to consider wider societal issues such as health and productivity issues.
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NewsUnemployed women hit hardest by rise in state pension age, IFS warns
Weekly income fell by £81 for women who were out of work in their 50s compared with a £42 drop for women who were working during that age.
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NewsState pension review launches with government seeking views on sustainability
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has called for input to the state pension age review being conducted by Suzy Morrissey.
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NewsPPI’s Suzy Morrissey to lead state pension age review work
The government has launched its latest statutory review of the state pension age, which is due to rise to 68 by the 2040s.
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NewsWork and Pensions Committee demands answers on WASPI compensation
The Work and Pensions Committee chair Debbie Abrahams has written to the Work and Pensions Secretary asking for more information about the government’s decision not to compensate women who were affected by the rise in the state pension age.
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FeaturesDashboards Nine-Nine: Connecting the state pension
With live data connections to the dashboards ecosystem just two months away, our series of articles from independent consultant Richard Smith approaches a climax as he explores the last of his nine pensions.
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NewsNo compensation for WASPI women, says government
The government will not pay any compensation to women born in the 1950s and affected by the rise in the state pension age.
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NewsOmbudsman slams DWP over state pension age increases
The department failed to communicate changes to the state pension age adequately, according to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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NewsState pension age ‘must rise to 71’, research shows
New data from the International Longevity Centre suggests that the UK’s state pension age must increase at a far greater rate than currently planned.
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NewsDWP and state pension: Contracted-out members reminded of inflation timebomb
Savers who contracted out of the state pension are being warned that the guaranteed part of their pot, may not keep up with inflation.
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NewsDelaying state pension age rise by 7 years will cost £60bn, says IFS
Delaying the planned increase in the state pension age by seven years to 2044-46 from 2037-39 is likely to cost the exchequer more than £60bn, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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NewsGovt delays plans to raise state pension age to 68
Ministers have delayed plans to raise the state pension age to 68 amid falling life expectancy in the UK, according to reports.
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NewsState pension age review to be published by May
On the go: The state pension age review will be published by May of this year, the pensions minister has confirmed.
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NewsPHSO finds ‘maladministration’ in DWP’s complaint handling
On the go: The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found evidence of “maladministration” in the Department for Work and Pensions’ communication about changes in women’s state pension and in its complaints handling.