Politicians in Sweden voted to raise the retirement age to 62 from 2020.
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The Government has confirmed that all public sector pensions will be changed to remove age discriminatory provisions after the success of the firefighters pension challenge.
Campaigners are “confident” that they will succeed in their claim that women born in the 1950s have suffered age discrimination as a result of changes to their state pension age entitlement.
A report by the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC) highlights international research which suggests that state pension reforms have significant potential to exacerbate social inequalities.
Scott Morrison announced yesterday that the Government will no longer proceed with its plan to raise the age of pension access to 70.
Age UK is relieved to see that older people have not been punished too much by the Comprehensive Spending Review.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said 1,800 people in Epsom and Ewell will hit the milestone age as the country celebrates the Olympics - 300 more than this year.