claim for age pension
The state pension age is rising. And it's happening at breakneck speed. For donkey's years, the age at which you can claim your state pension benefits has been 65 for men and 60 for women.But huge jumps in life expectancy have seen costs shoot up for the Treasury, which is paying some pensioners for more years in retirement than they spent paying National Insurance as workers.ince 2010 the state pension age for women has been changing to bring it in line with the male age of 65. By 2016 the retirement age for women will have risen to 63. Moving up: By mid 2016 the state pension age for women will be around 63. It had been expected that the women's state pension age would rise to 65 by 2020.
For many years, the state pension age for men was 65 and the state pension age for women was 60. But from 2020, both men and women's state pension age will be 66, increasing to 67 between 2026 and 2028, and then linked to life expectancy after that.The government will then review the state pension age every five years.ince 2010 the state pension age for women has been changing to bring it in line with the male age of 65. By 2016 the retirement age for women will have risen to 63. Moving up: By mid 2016 the state pension age for women will be around 63. It had been expected that the women's state pension age would rise to 65 by 2020.