Increased State Pension Age
The Autumn statement, delivered by the Chancellor on 29th November 2011, outlined an acceleration to the planned increase of state pension age from 66 to 67. Orginally planned between 2034 and 2036 the announcement means the increase will be implemented between 2026 and 2028.
This will mean that people born after 5 April 1961 but before 6 April 1969 will have a State Pension age of 67.
People born after 5 April 1960 but before 6 April 1961 will reach State Pension age between 66 and 67 as shown in the table below.
| Date of birth | Approximate State Pension age |
|---|---|
| 6 April 1960 to 5 May 1960 | 66 years and 1 month |
| 6 May 1960 to 5 June 1960 | 66 years and 2 months |
| 6 June 1960 to 5 July 1960 | 66 years and 3 months |
| 6 July 1960 to 5 August 1960 | 66 years and 4 months |
| 6 August 1960 to 5 September 1960 | 66 years and 5 months |
| 6 September 1960 to 5 October 1960 | 66 years and 6 months |
| 6 October 1960 to 5 November 1960 | 66 years and 7 months |
| 6 November 1960 to 5 December 1960 | 66 years and 8 months |
| 6 December 1960 to 5 January 1961 | 66 years and 9 months |
| 6 January 1961 to 5 February 1961 | 66 years and 10 months |
| 6 February 1961 to 5 March 1961 | 66 years and 11 months |
| 6 March 1961 to 5 April 1969 | 67 years |
So if you’re born between 5 April 1969 and 6 April 1977 you already have a State Pension age of 67. For those of you who were born after 5 April 1968 but before 6 April 1969, your State Pension age would have been between 66 and 67 anyway. You will now have a State Pension age of 67 under this announcement.
For the “youngsters” among us, the State Pension age is planned to start to increase to 68 from 2044 and this would affect anyone born after 5 April 1977.
