Should the pension age rise to 68? Have your say as Truss refuses to rule it out

Millions of Brits could be forced to work longer as ministers consider raising the pension age to 68 as early as 2035.

The current UK state pension is 66 for both men and women, and will reach 67 by 2028, before rising to 68 between 2044 and 2046.

But according to reports, ministers are now looking at bringing this forward to the mid-2030s in a bid to boost Treasury coffers.

Liz Truss refused to rule out a quicker rise in the state pension age, when quizzed about raising the age beyond 67, she responded: “You’re asking me to speculate about all kinds of decisions that haven’t yet been made.”

The Pensions Act 2014 requires the Government to regularly review State pension age – the next review must be published by May 7, 2023.

The previous review carried out by Sir John Cridland in March 2017 suggested raising the State Pension age to 68 between 2037 and 2039 and experts now fear it could be brought in even earlier than that following Ms Truss’ refusal to rule out the idea.

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