Autumn Statement: State pension age to hit 67 by 2026

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Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed the state pension age will reach 67 by 2026.

The state pension age will already rise to 66 by 2020 instead of 2026 under previous plans. The move was anticipated after pensions minister Steve Webb said the goverment was considering the fur...

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