Rising pension age, falling healthy life expectancy: Growing retirement challenge
Recent analysis highlighted by the BBC and The Guardian shows a worrying shift in the nation’s health: people in the UK are not only living longer, but spending more of […]
The Quiet State Pension Age Change
From Monday 6 April, the age at which people can claim their State Pension begins to rise from 66 to 67, marking the latest stage in a long‑running shift towards […]
Compensation for women debate
A Westminster Hall debate was held on Wednesday 15th January on compensation for women affected by changes to the State Pension age. The debate opened with Sir John Hayes MP […]
WASPI Women feel betrayed
WASPI Women ‘feel betrayed’ by the Government decision not to compensate Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall MP has today announced that no compensation will be paid […]
Pension Age increase and proposed LGPS reforms
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government has launched a consultation regarding proposed reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). The purpose of this consultation is to gather feedback on measures […]
State Pension Age will need to go to 71!
Headlines on Monday 5th February jumped on a report from the International Longevity Centre (ILC) The UK and other ageing populations will have to increase their state pension age to 71 by […]
Ministers delay plan to lift UK state pension age to 68 as life expectancy falls
State Pension Age review – good news or a stay of execution?