A State pension at 68… or perhaps not
The Financial Times personal finance editor Claer Barrett mused about the government’s announcement that the state pension age will rise to 68 in 2037, seven years earlier than previously planned, and a move expected to save taxpayers £74 billion.
Crabb Vetoes Early Access To Women’s State Pension
Allowing women early access to the state pension is “fiscally impossible” and MPs pressing for the change are “irresponsible”, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions has said.
Black Speaks Out Over Women’s State Pension Age Treatment
Last week a debate was held in the House of Commons on state pension age (SPA) rises, in which the government was accused of unfairly causing hardship to thousands of older women whose retirement age has increased by several years.