Raise state pension age to 75 and boost 'employee-tailored' mid-life MOTs, says think-tank

'Boost GDP by £180bn'

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The Centre for Social Justice is calling for the state pension age to be raised to 70 by 2028 and to 75 by 2035, a much faster rise than currently planned.

Former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith's think-tank has proposed the acceleration would be aided by "improvements to workplace support and healthcare" for older employees. The government's current legal schedule anticipates the state pension age rising to 67 by 2028, and then to 68 between 2044 and 2046, although law is expected to be enacted to make the latter happen by 2039. The report - published yesterday (18 August) - suggests that without increasing in opportunities for older workers, individuals, businesses and the economy will suffer. It also suggests raising ...

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