Planned rise to civil service scheme early access age

Government says it cannot spend ‘significant sums’ to encourage ‘economic inactivity’

Hope William-Smith
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Planned rise to civil service scheme early access age

The government has announced plans to reform early access to pensions from the Civil Services Compensation Scheme (CSCS) to track ten years behind state pension age.

In a supplementary consultation document published yesterday (15 August) the government said it is continuing talks with involved trade unions and that it is vital that early access provisions rema...

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