All of the speculation regarding raising the State pension age above 65 seems to have upset Age Concern (and probably a lot of others). The charity claimed that raising the State pension age above 65 would mostly hit and affect the lower paid. Increasing the ages to 67 or 70 is being considered by the Government in an attempt to ease the burden on the already straining State pension system.
However, Age Concern said raising the age would be a "final blow to those older workers who may do physically harder manual jobs and can't afford early retirement". The Director General of Age Concern said "we should look at the real issues of providing a decent pension for all, with more choice and flexibility around retirement".
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