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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andy Gregory

State pension age could rise to 68 earlier than planned, report claims

Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Ministers want to raise the state pension age to 68 several years earlier than planned in a “big bazooka” bid to raise billions for the Treasury, it has been reported.

Under current legislation, the retirement age is set to rise to 67 in four to six years’ time, and then to 68 by 2046, although the government’s stated plan is for the latter to happen by 2039.

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