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Proposed changes to the State Pension age

The government has recently published proposals to increase the State Pension age. The changes still need to be approved by Parliament. They will affect people born between 6 April 1953 and 5 April 1960.

Government's announcement on changes to State Pension age

Currently, the State Pension age for men is 65.  On 6 April 2010, the State Pension age for women started to increase gradually from 60 to 65 to match men's.

The government has recently announced new proposals to increase the State Pension age. The proposed changes to the timetable are not yet law and still require the approval of Parliament.  

You will not be affected by these proposals if you are a woman born before 6 April 1953 or a man born before 6 December 1953.

Proposed changes affecting people born between 6 April 1953 and 5 April 1960

You can read the full details of the government's decision on the DWP website:

The proposed changes to the State Pension age timetable, announced in November 2010, affect those born between 6 April 1953 and 5 April 1960. Under the new proposals, from December 2018 the State Pension age for both men and women will start to increase to reach 66 by April 2020.  This would mean that women's State Pension age will increase more quickly to 65 between April 2016 and November 2018.

These proposed changes to the timetable are not yet law and still require the approval of Parliament.

Proposed changes for women

Date of birth Date State Pension age reached
6 April 1953 to 5 May 1953 6 July 2016
6 May 1953 to 5 June 1953 6 November 2016
6 June 1953 to 5 July 1953 6 March 2017
6 July 1953 to 5 August 1953 6 July 2017
6 August 1953 to 5 September 1953 6 November 2017
6 September 1953 to 5 October 1953 6 March 2018
6 October 1953 to 5 November 1953 6 July 2018
6 November 1953 to 5 December 1953 6 November 2018

Proposed changes for women and men

Date of birth Date State Pension age reached
6 December 1953 to 5 January 1954 6 March 2019
6 January 1954 to 5 February 1954 6 July 2019
6 February 1954 to 5 March 1954 6 November 2019
6 March 1954 to 5 April 1954 6 March 2020
6 April 1954 to 5 April 1960 Your 66th birthday

Pension age calculator

For men and women born on or after 6 April 1960, the State Pension age is already set to increase to 66 from 2026, and then to 67 from 2036, and 68 from 2046.

If you were born after 6 April 1960 you should use the State Pension age calculator to work out your State Pension age.

However, you should be aware that the government is considering the current timetable for future increases to the State Pension age from 66 to 68. Any change to the timetable would require the approval of Parliament.

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