State pension age to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028
Summarised from 2 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 27 Oct, 09:02 · Archive
The state pension age will increase from 66 to 67 in phased monthly steps from 2026, affecting people born on or after 6 April 1960.
The state pension age will increase from 66 to 67 through gradual one-month increments between 2026 and 2028. The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed the rise impacts anyone born on or after 6 April 1960. Each birth month after 6 April 1960 results in an additional month added to the 66-year threshold before someone reaches their state pension age.
The DWP stated that the Pensions Act 2014 brought forward this increase by eight years. For people born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961, the state pension age will be 66 years plus a specified number of months depending on their exact birth date. For example, those born in November 1960 will reach state pension age at 66 years and 8 months, while those born in January 1961 will reach it at 66 years and 10 months.
People born after 5 April 1969 but before 6 April 1977 already have a state pension age of 67 under the Pensions Act 2007. A further increase to age 68 is scheduled for 2044 to 2046, though an earlier review may bring this adjustment forward ahead of the standard six-year cycle.
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- DWP State Pension Wednesday update as BBC expert explains new £13,036 thresholdA financial expert has explained how the Treasury confirmed the personal tax allowance will rise to £13,036Huddersfield Examiner · 26 Oct, 15:12
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