MPs revolt against women's pension age rise

Senior Lib Dems are understood to want to reverse the plans, which will force as many as 500,000 women in their 50s to work up to two years longer than expected, the Daily Mail reports. Under the new legislation, women's pension age will rise to 65 by 2016 and 66 over the following four years. By contrast, men will see their current retirement age of 65 rise only from 2018, so both men and women get their pensions at 66 by 2020. MPs are understood to be considering a delay in state pension increases until 2020, with the rise to 66 accelerated to April 2021 and to 67 by April 2025. ...