State Pension Age
The age at which a person becomes entitled to claim the State Pension. Currently 66, increasing to 67 by 2028 and scheduled to rise to 68 between 2044 and 2046.
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State Pension age is not fixed permanently — Parliament has legislated for it to rise in stages as life expectancy increases. Under the Pensions Act 2014, the State Pension age for men and women will now increase to 67 between 2026 and 2028, following an earlier equalisation of men's and women's pension ages at 66.
A further rise is already provided for in law, though its exact timing remains subject to review. Under the Pensions Act 2007 the State Pension age for men and women will increase from 67 to 68 between 2044 and 2046, and the government has said that, while it does not plan to revise the timetables for the increases to 66 or 67, the timetable for the increase from 67 to 68 could still change following a future statutory review.
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