SPA hikes: A questionable approach

Is increasing the state pension age the best way to manage improved life expectancies? Natasha Browne investigates

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Pensions minister Steve Webb has argued retirements will get longer despite the increase in the state pension age (SPA).

For every year of extra life expectancy, eight months will be allocated to work and four months to retirement, he said at the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK) report launch last week. ...

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