A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to stop scheduled increases to the State Pension age and keep it at its current 66 due to declining life expectancy in Scotland. The next planned rise is to 67, which will be phased in between 2026 and 2028.
The increase to 67 has been in legislation since 2014, but there had been speculation earlier this year it would increase to 68 earlier than expected in the mid 2040s. However, in March, Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride MP told the Commons that this move would not be decided until a new review is conducted two years after the next general election takes place in 2024.
The ‘Stop the planned increase in the State Pension age, leave it at 66’ petition has been created and posted on the official petitions-parliament website by Clive John Chessman where it has already received more than 1,300 signatures of support from across the country. At 10,000 signatures, the UK Government will respond to its proposal.
