Rise in women’s state pension age prompts poverty concerns
The former pensions minister Ros Altmann said: “The state pension age may be equalising but there is no pensions equality for women.â€
She said the government increased the state pension age for older women by up to 18 months with only five years’ notice, while men had seven years’ notice of a 12-month change. “The short notice changes have caused significant hardship to many women, especially as many did not know about the original plans to increase their pension age from 60.â€