Govt urged to clarify link between SPA rise and minimum age to access freedoms
Experts have called on the government to clarify the relationship between state pension age increases and the age from when individuals can flexibly access their pension pots.
Since April 2015, individuals have been able to access their defined contribution (DC) pensions from the age of 55, allowing for a 10-year gap before they can access the state pension. Back in 2014, the...
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