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Discuss - Welfare State Pension Age for Women - Bring the age of retirement for women into line with men


Bring the age of retirement for women into line with men
Should the age of retirement for women be raised to 65, in line with men?

Should the age of retirement for women be raised to 65, in line with men?

Conservative "The state pension age for men is now due to rise from 65 to 66 from 2020, and to 68 by 2046. Women will move to a state pension age of 66 a few years after men." Source Conservative Pensions Reforms.

Respect Party "Reduction of the age for receipt of the state pension to sixty for men and women." Source: Respect Policy.

SNP "Women across Scotland have already seen their pension age increase by six years in the last decade alone, and we will establish a commission to look at the right state pension age suitable for Scotland’s circumstances." Source: SNP Media / Nicola Sturgeon, http://www.snp.org/media-centre/news/2014/aug/sturgeon-highlights-pensioners-personal-commitment

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