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State Retirement Pensions: Age

Commons · Question 20859 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 3 August 2026, to Question HL2690, on State Retirement Pensions: Age, whether adopting a state retirement age of 68 between 2037-39 has been assumed by (a) OBR and (b) HM Treasury in its est

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 8 Sep 2026

The Office for Budget Responsibility is independent and is responsible for the assumptions underpinning its forecasts and long-term fiscal projections. Their July 2026 Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report sets out the OBR’s assumption.