The DWP has confirmed when the State Pension age will gradually increase from 66 to 67, with the DWP pension changes expected to be fully in place by 2028
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out the timetable for when the State Pension age will begin rising from 66 to 67, with the transition expected to be fully complete by 2028. The changes will be introduced gradually with twelve scheduled increments outlined by the DWP.
Those born between April 6 1960 and March 5 1961 will reach their State Pension age at 66 years plus a specified number of months determined by the Government department, rather than on a fixed date. This planned change to the official retirement age has been in the pipeline since 2014, with a further increase from 67 to 68 pencilled in to take place between 2044 and 2046.
The Pensions Act 2014 brought forward the rise in the State Pension age from 66 to 67 by eight years, with the UK Government also modifying the phasing of the increase. This means that rather than reaching State Pension age on a specific date, those born between March 6 1961 and April 6 1977 will become eligible to claim the State Pension upon turning 67.
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The State Pension age presently sits at 66, set to rise to 67 by 2028, and the government is legally obliged to periodically review the age. A timetable outlining when the changes will come into force was published alongside the Pensions Act 2014, reports Yorkshire Live.
Those in receipt of the State Pension can also use the government’s State Pension calculator to establish their State Pension age.
The DWP stated: “The Pensions Act 2014 brought the increase in the State Pension age from 66 to 67 forward by eight years. The State Pension age for men and women will now increase to 67 between 2026 and 2028.
“The Government also changed the way in which the increase in State Pension age is phased so that rather than reaching State Pension age on a specific date, people born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961 will reach their State Pension age at 66 years and the specified number of months.
“For people born after 5 April 1969 but before 6 April 1977, under the Pensions Act 2007, State Pension age was already 67.”
DWP timetable for the State Pension age increase from 66 to 67
Date of birth
Date State Pension age reached
6 April 1960 – 5 May 1960
66 years and 1 month
6 May 1960 – 5 June 1960
66 years and 2 months
6 June 1960 – 5 July 1960
66 years and 3 months
6 July 1960 – 5 August 1960
66 years and 4 months (1)
6 August 1960 – 5 September 1960
66 years and 5 months
6 September 1960 – 5 October 1960
66 years and 6 months
6 October 1960 – 5 November 1960
66 years and 7 months
6 November 1960 – 5 December 1960
66 years and 8 months
6 December 1960 – 5 January 1961
66 years and 9 months (2)
6 January 1961 – 5 February 1961
66 years and 10 months (3)
6 February 1961 – 5 March 1961
66 years and 11 months
6 March 1961 – 5 April 1977*
*For people born after 5 April 1969 but before 6 April 1977, under the Pensions Act 2007, State Pension age was already 67.
