Claim: The civil servant responsible for increasing the state pension age to 67 is retiring at age 61 with a £1.8 million pension pot.
Fact-check: Claim about civil servant responsible for increasing pension age missing some context - Full Fact
Verdict: it's true the former permanent secretary at the department for work and pensions had a pension equivalent to over £1.8 million, in 2017. but civil servants are only responsible for developing and implementing policy. he himself didn't decide to raise the pension age.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Nasim Asl
Date published: 2024-04-09T00:00:00