Policy paper

2010 to 2015 government policy: State Pension age

How the government is making sure the State Pension is affordable in the long term and fair between generations.

From:
Department for Work and Pensions, The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP and The Rt Hon Steve Webb
Published
16 April 2013
Last updated
8 May 2015 — See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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2010 to 2015 government policy: State Pension age

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This policy paper shows the policy of the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government.

Find out about the current government’s policies.

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Published 16 April 2013
Last updated 8 May 2015 + show all updates

  1. Policy document from the 2010 to 2015 government preserved in a different format for reference

  2. Added information about the announcement in the Autumn Statement 2013 that people should spend, on average, up to one third of their adult life drawing a State Pension.

  3. Welfare reform communications toolkit link added.

  4. Updated information with references to the publication of the Pensions Bill.

  5. First published.

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