Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of maintaining the state pension age at 67.

State Pension age will rise to 67 between 2026 and 2028, as set out in section 26 of the Pensions Act 2014.

Under Section 27 of the Pensions Act 2014, the Secretary of State has a statutory duty to periodically review whether the existing rules about State Pension age are appropriate. To date, there have been two reviews of State Pension age, one in 2017 and one in 2023 and both confirmed that the timetable for the rise to 67 remained appropriate.

The 2017 review can be found at: State Pension age review 2017: final report - GOV.UK. The 2023 review can be found at: State Pension age Review 2023 - GOV.UK

The next review of State Pension age must be completed by March 2029.