Government to delay raising state pension age

The UK government is set to announce on Thursday that it will not bring forward the date the state pension age will rise to 68.

The rise was originally supposed to take place in 2044, but a 2017 government review suggested this could be brought forward to 2037. However, a decline in the projected average UK life expectancy in the past few years has seemingly caused ministers to abandon this plan.  

Last week, a Department for Works and Pensions (DWP) said: “The government is required by law to regularly review the state pension age and the next review will be published by 7 May.”

The pension age is still due to increase to 67 in 2028.

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