Autumn Statement 2013: Government accelerates SPA increase

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People across the UK will be unable to claim their state pension until the age of 68 from the mid-2030s rather than 2046 as previously planned.

Chancellor George Osborne announced the swifter move to raise the state pension age (SPA) in today's Autumn Statement, with an SPA of 66 to take effect from 2020 and 67 by 2028. A government sou...

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