UK. We see no reason why the State Pension Age should go beyond 66
The House of Commons has just risen for its summer recess, and it’s safe to say that MPs have a lot to reflect on over the next few weeks after a pretty eventful year.
While a lot of the focus has rightly been on Brexit, given it has such huge implications for all of us, there is an important job to do in holding the Tories to account on the day-to-day business of government.
One of the last announcements the Tory government made this session was, for millions of people across the UK, potentially one of the most significant.
That’s because millions of us have suddenly been told we are going to have to work one year longer before we can retire, as the state pension age is set to increase from 67 to 68 in 2037 – seven years earlier than planned.
This affects people born between 1970 and 1978 – and it’s estimated that there are more than half a million people in Scotland in that age group.
Now, it’s absolutely right that governments properly review the sustainability of the services that they fund – no one would argue with that.
But this bombshell announcement has been landed on people – not before an election, but just a few short weeks after it – and without any proper consultation at all.
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