State pension age review: Govt launches call for evidence

Dr Suzy Morrissey has been appointed to prepare an independent report for the government to consider. Morrissey said: "I have been asked to make recommendations on a framework that the secretary of state can use when considering future state pension age arrangements, in light of the long-term demographic pressures the country faces." The report will include the key factors the government should consider in determining state pension age for future decades. This includes the merits of linking state pension age to life expectancy, the role of state pension age in managing the long-ter...