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Transition to State Pension age

Inquiry

The last time the State Pension age went up there was a jump in the number of pre-pensioners (people aged 60+ but below pension age) in poverty. This group are the joint poorest among working age adults.

We are launching this inquiry to consider the case for providing additional support for people in the pre-pensioner age group to bridge the income gap as the State Pension age starts to rise from 66 to 67 in April.

Read the call for evidence for more detail about the inquiry

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was 11:59pm on 19 December 2025.

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Past events

Wednesday 18 March 2026
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Transition to State Pension age - Oral evidence 18 March 2026
9:30am
  • Torsten Bell MP (Minister for Pensions at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Nicholas Warrington (Deputy Director, Keep Britain Working at Department for Work and Pensions)
  • Cathy Payne (Deputy Director, State Pension policy at Department for Work and Pensions)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 25 February 2026
9:30am Public
Transition to State Pension age - Oral evidence 25 February 2026
9:30am
  • Sarah Vickerstaff (Professor Emerita of Work and Employment at University of Kent)
  • David Finch (Assistant Director at Health Foundation)
  • Quinn Roache (Policy Lead – LGBTQ+ and disabled workers at TUC)
  • Professor Wendy Loretto (Professor of Organisational Behaviour at University of Edinburgh Business School)
10:30am
  • Emily Holzhausen CBE (Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK)
  • Joe Levenson (Assistant Director of UK Advocacy and Health Intelligence at Arthritis UK)
  • Charles Cotton (Senior Advisor for Pay and Reward at Chartered Institute of Personnel Development)
  • Jon Richards (Assistant General Secretary at UNISON)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 28 January 2026
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Transition to State Pension age - Oral evidence 28 January 2026
9:30am
  • Morgan Vine (Director of Policy, Grants and Influencing at Independent Age)
  • Fabian Chessell (Central Government Lead at Policy in Practice)
  • Phil Mawhinney (Poverty, Income and Work Policy at Age UK)
10:30am
  • Dr Daniella Jenkins (Member of Policy Advisory Group and Incoming Executive Director at Women’s Budget Group)
  • Justin Wray (Interim Assistant Director, Head of Long-Term Savings Policy at Association of British Insurers)
  • Tiffany Tsang (Head of DB, LGPS and Investment at Pensions UK)
Room 16, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 10 December 2025
9:15am Public
Transition to State Pension age - Oral evidence 10 December 2025
9:15am
  • Jonathan Cribb (Deputy Director at Institute for Fiscal Studies)
  • Chris Curry (Director, Pensions Policy Institute at Institute for Fiscal Studies)
10:15am
  • Andrea Barry (Deputy Director for Work, Retirement and Transition at Centre for Ageing Better)
  • Ben Franklin (Deputy Chief Executive at International Longevity Centre)
  • Patrick Thomson (Head of Research Analysis and Policy at Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement)
Room 6, Palace of Westminster

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