State Pension age under threat again

Mick70

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63130849

NoMore

oh great another thread that will quickly go off topic with general political 'debate' and very little discussion about the original topic.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

It isn't really new news though.

It's just putting into practice the previously agreed legislation which requires a regular review.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/second-state-pension-age-review-launches

LV_426

NoMore said:

oh great another thread that will quickly go off topic with general political 'debate' and very little discussion about the original topic.

Probably. Happened to the one I started, even though I said clearly it wasn't a political discussion. Eventually got deleted, even though there was useful information on the first page. Don't know why mods don't just close the thread and delete any irrelevant posts.

Silvertabby

Really old news.

Not only was the original State pension age 70, it was also means tested and only paid to 'those of good character'. 

sgx2000

Silvertabby said:

Really old news.

Not only was the original State pension age 70, it was also means tested and only paid to 'those of good character'. 

Looks like that's where it is heading now....

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Silvertabby said:

Really old news.

Not only was the original State pension age 70, it was also means tested and only paid to 'those of good character'. 

Lucky for the current government that they've got their MP's pension to fall back on 😀

barnstar2077

Silvertabby said:

Really old news.

Not only was the original State pension age 70, it was also means tested and only paid to 'those of good character'. 

Darn it, I'm never going to qualify! :  )

LV_426

barnstar2077 said:

Silvertabby said:

Really old news.

Not only was the original State pension age 70, it was also means tested and only paid to 'those of good character'. 

Darn it, I'm never going to qualify! :  )

I'm sure everyone on here is an example of a fine upstanding citizen, well deserving of any state pension.
I suppose we should count ourselves lucky we get any kind of retirement benefits. Historically the peasants would work until the day they dropped dead.

sevenhills

barnstar2077 said:

Darn it, I'm never going to qualify! :  )

Perhaps the state pension would be better if it was independent of Government? Then you get out, what you have paid in. Whether you live abroad or anywhere in the world, all increasing depending on the investment performance.
Retire when you want, as long as you are not claiming state benefits.

molerat

In the Autumn Statement on 5 December 2013, the Chancellor announced that this Government believes that future generations should spend up to a third of their adult life in retirement. This principle implies that SPa should rise to 68 by the mid-2030s, and 69 by the late 2040s. However, the Government is not currently legislating for this change – these dates are indicative only, showing a general direction of travel for future SPa changes.

Hardly news.  The above taken from a document I downloaded from .gov in 2015.