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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

'Scandalous': Fife Waspi woman fumes at Tory plans to hike pension age

A WASPI woman has slammed the UK Government's plans to raise the retirement age to 68, as other critics pointed out there is "no justification" for the move. 

It emerged on Tuesday that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt could make an announcement during the March Budget to extend the pension age limit by the 2030s, moving the timescale forward by a decade.

It means those born after 1970 would expect to work until they are aged 68, but many campaigners and critics have said this isn’t feasible. Even pension analysts have pointed to the fact that many older people may not be “well enough” to work into their late 60s.

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