Written questions

State Retirement Pensions: Age

Commons · Question 89110 · Tabled 10 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Ann Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the criteria used to determine the State Pension age to reflect regional inequalities in healthy life expectancy.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 18 Nov 2025

The Government launched the third Government Review of State Pension age on 21 July.This Review will consider a wide range of evidence including the latest ONS life expectancy and healthy life expectancy projections, findings from the Government Actuary o...