Ministers 'should not rush' to raise pension access age beyond 55

Holly Roach
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Lane Clark & Peacock partner Steve Webb has urged ministers not to rush raising the pension access age amid growing speculation of a Budget announcement to accelerate the current timetable.

This follows reports that new chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to push the age at which accessing a private pension would be possible by two years from the current 55 to 57.  The plans for the time...

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