Review of State Pension Age Changes for Women

Published / Last Updated on 03/12/2018

Up until 2010 the state pension age for women was 60 years old.  It has now increased to 65, then 66 and by 2028 the state pension age will be 67.

A High Court Judge has allowed that an assessment into how the government is handling this rise can take place.

An action group lobbying for women born in the 1950s has won the right to this review.  This is because many women in that age group believe they did not have enough time to plan for additional pensions elsewhere and are now left with limited pension provision whilst, for some, waiting a further 7 years before they reach state pension age.

The BackTo60 group are urging all women born in the 1950’s to be given the same amount of state pensions they would have received had they still received it at age of 60. The government said ‘That’s Impossible’ as it would cost £70 billion.

The next phase of their legal battle is waiting a date to for the review.  Watch this space.

Comment

Difficult.  We understand the position of women that are affected but equally, is this not about equality too.  Why do men, who do not live as long as women, have to wait yet many women feel they should not?  It is a mathematical fact that men pay in more (accepting the imbalance in pay between the sexes) but will receive a much lower state pension pay out up to their lower average life expectancy when compared to women.

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