Injustice of Women’s pension age increasing by 6 years

This will hit those hardest who will have to rely on their State Pension and don’t have much of a Work Pension. Not sure what the answer is.

I don't have any issue with getting my pension at the same age as a man.

What I take HUGE umbrage with is that when I joined the workforce at the age of 16 , I had an expectation at what age I would receive my pension ( I think it was 55) . Somewhere about the age of 40 I was told it would now be received aged 60. Time to change my plans.

It was not until I was about 2 years off that age that suddenly and seemingly overnight it jumped to 66. It gave me no time to address the gap of 6 years - by that's stage I had to take early retirement due to ill health. I dread to think what might have happened if I were not married to man completely happy to support me .

I just feel when you join the scheme you should get a end date and that should NOT change. If you join the scheme a year later and they want to give you a different end date then that's fair and you can plan to that.

My major gripe is no thought appears to have been given on how individuals could change their financial planning to meet the changes.

Yes M0nica but we're saying that this age group hadn't much warning from DWP to prepare and a jump of 6 years was hardly fair. I too didn't get any notice.
I feel mostly for nurses and shop and factory workers who are on their feet all day, it's tough enough as a younger woman.

BTW Mudgery, my ex-husband's pension was taken into account with my divorce settlement, I hope you didn't miss out there.

I have no issues with being treated equally with men ...I would like to have been informed about it though .That way I/we could have changed plans and made new arrangements to suit.Cheers though to all who got THEIR pensions on time....good to see such fervent support of us....NOT !

... we have to give up privileges like having an earlier retirement age than men.

Spoken as someone who is already receiving her Government pension? Monica

The 'privileges' were offset by many women losing contributory years by child-rearing, part-time work, parent care; plus lower salaries.

No solidarity then, from our already-a-pensioner sisters!

I do feel sorry for those affected by this problem and government communication was diabolical, but for over a century men had to work five years longer than women to get a pension and equality works both ways, we have to give up privileges like having an earlier retirement age than men.

My heart goes out to all those who have been clobbered by this. Thankfully I missed all this, having been born in 1948, so took my state pension at 60. I cannot bear to watch what is happening to so many others.

I can just see all these burnt-out female teachers, surgeons etc. staggering through to the last second; or possibly costing the country a fortune in sick pay.

I see the logic of it, as people are living longer; but that does not necessarily mean that they are always fitter.

I never had any notification that my pension would not be paid until I was almost 66 rather than 60. Luckily we are in a position for it not to be a disaster but it must be for many. Still very cross about the way it has been handled.

I was notified when it went up to 66 but had heard nothing before that.

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I've had no notification from DWP ...even yet.I found out through social media .I'll have lost 6 years pension and paid six extra years of NI .With private pensions underperforming its totally mess up our retirement plans .

Gillybob - all so very unfair and unreasonable.

By the way - I am 1956 born - worked full time from 15, time off with babies only. Worked graveyard shifts so my husband had them at bed times. Full time working single parent from age 38 to 2014 (re married 12 years my junior)
Ex husbands pension was not part of settlement so I have nothing. Having always been independent I am now dependent on my current husband

Tanith I was unaware until I was 58 1/2 I finished work due to health reasons having discussed with my husband that if we downsized (no mortgage) we would manage until I was 60 - what a shock!!! We moved to a new town, no contacts, no network - no work for me. So now my husband is working 13 out of 14 days to keep our heads above water.
I received no notification whatsoever. The first I knew was when I mentioned getting my bus pass to a sewing group I joined. Out of the seven of us there only two of them knew about it for sure, one was unsure four of us knew nothing.

I was born in 1962 . My pension for sat is 68+ Mudgery meaning I will have worked for 52 years to get my pension. I only ever took a couple of months away from work when I had my children too.

My DH and I have a 10 year age gap and we had planned that we would retire together when he is 70 and I was 60. There’s no way he could work in his current capacity until he is 78 or more. Very unfair.

But it was never without notice was it? I was aware this was happening many years ago although I was lucky to just miss it but I was fully aware. I’m not saying it’s fair at all but it was not without notice, I hope that youyou are successful in your endeavour.