An online petition calling for the UK State Pension age to be lowered to 65 has passed 100,000 signatures, officially triggering consideration for a parliamentary debate despite the Government stating it has no plans to lower the age from its current trajectory toward 67. The UK State Pension age is currently rising from 66 toContinue reading “Work Till 67, Or Die Trying”
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Work ’Til 70: Die On The Clock, Save The Treasury A Quid!
An expert leading the independent review into the UK state pension age has stated that a retirement age of 70 is not unusual internationally, suggesting that the public needs to rethink how late in life they are prepared to work. Raising the state pension age may leave many people experiencing years of poor health withoutContinue reading “Work ’Til 70: Die On The Clock, Save The Treasury A Quid!”
Sixty-One On £85k — Britain Grafts To 67
Sir Robert Devereux: retired at 61 on £85k a year — while the rest of Britain is told to keep grafting till 67. I started paying in expecting my pension at 60, then it was pushed to 65, then shoved again to 67 — years of pension gone, millions short‑changed, and the very people whoContinue reading “Sixty-One On £85k — Britain Grafts To 67”
There Will Be A Delay In Retirement For 8.5 Million Workers
Almost nine million workers will be forced to wait longer for their state pension if the Government increases the retirement age to 68 in the mid-2030s. The state pension age is presently set at 66 and is in the process of increasing to 67, and it’s legislated to increase again to 68 between 2044 andContinue reading “There Will Be A Delay In Retirement For 8.5 Million Workers”
