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State Retirement Pensions: Age

Asked by Ann DaviesPlaid CymruDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 89110

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the criteria used to determine the State Pension age to reflect regional inequalities in healthy life expectancy.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Government launched the third Government Review of State Pension age on 21 July.

This Review will consider a wide range of evidence including the latest ONS life expectancy and healthy life expectancy projections, findings from the Government Actuary on adult life in retirement, and an independent report led by Dr Suzy Morrissey, which will consider which facts are most relevant in setting State Pension age.

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