Government confirms SPA rise by 2020

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The government has today detailed plans on how the state pension age will rise to 66 by 2020.

A paper issued by the Department for Work and Pensions confirmed the increase to 66 will be brought forward, so that the SPA will rise from 65 to 66 between December 2018 and April 2020 for both me...

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