Overview

• UK State Pension age will rise from 66 to 67 between April 2026 and March 2028 under existing law.
• The DWP’s formal response to a growing petition confirms no plan to lower eligibility to 60 or raise payments to £586 a week.
• Earnings data lock in a 4.7% triple lock increase for 2026/27, lifting the full new State Pension to about £12,535 a year.
• People born on or after 6 April 1960 will face a later start date, with Paul Lewis estimating up to £12,849 in lost payments from the delay.
• An ongoing statutory review led by Dr Suzy Morrissey is assessing future age changes toward 68 as ONS data highlight high sickness and caring pressures on 50–64s.