Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 89110

State Retirement Pensions: Age

Tabled: 10 November 2025

Answered: 18 November 2025

Question

Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the criteria used to determine the State Pension age to reflect regional inequalities in healthy life expectancy.

Answer

Torsten Bell

The Government launched the third Government Review of State Pension age on 21 July.This Review will consider a wide range of evidence including the latest ONS life expectancy and healthy life expectancy projections, findings from the Government Actuary o...

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