SPP: State pension age and boosting its sustainability

James Smith says a simple link to life expectancy risks ignoring reality

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SPP DC committee member James Smith
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SPP DC committee member James Smith

The latest of the Society of Pension Professionals’ (SPP) regular columns looks at the purpose of the state pension age and how the government can reach more sustainable outcomes.

The current review of the state pension age (SPA) matters because it aims to set a framework for future decisions, balance fairness and sustainability, reflect how impacts differ across people and ...

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