Policy News Journal - 2011-2012

This table shows the revised increase in State Pension age from 65 to 66 (for men and women)

Date of birth

Date State Pension age reached

6 December 1953 to 5 January 1954 6 January 1954 to 5 February 1954 6 February 1954 to 5 March 1954 6 March 1954 to 5 April 1954 6 April 1954 to 5 May 1954 6 May 1954 to 5 June 1954 6 June 1954 to 5 July 1954 6 July 1954 to 5 August 1954 6 August 1954 to 5 September 1954 6 September 1954 to 5 October 1954 6 October 1954 to 5 April 1960

6 March 2019

6 May 2019

6 July 2019

6 September 2019

6 November 2019

6 January 2020

6 March 2020

6 May 2020

6 July 2020

6 September 2020

Your 66th birthday

Planned State Pension age increases Under the current law State Pension age will already increase to:

· 67 between 2034 and 2036 · 68 between 2044 and 2046

However, the government is considering how the State Pension age should be changed in the future. This may mean the timetable for increases to 67 and 68 will be revised. The government will bring forward proposals in due course. Any change to the timetable would require the approval of Parliament.

TRANSSEXUAL PEOPLE GET EQUAL STATE PENSION RIGHTS

15 November 2011 Certain transsexual people can now apply for equal treatment rights for social security purposes. This could mean getting the State Pension paid early, or having some National Insurance contributions refunded. The Gender Recognition Act 2004 gave transsexual people the right to be treated as their preferred gender. Transsexual people who were aged 60 before the Act came into force on 4 April 2005 can now apply for equal treatment rights for social security purposes.

CIPP Policy News Journal

09/10/2012, Page 187 of 234

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