Timeline of State Pension age in the United Kingdom


Timeline of changes to the age at which eligible persons receive the United Kingdom State Pension.

Timeline (1908 - 2030)


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from:01/01/1908 till:06/04/2030 color:TIME $left text:
from:01/01/1908 till:01/01/1908 color:TIME $left text:"1908"
from:01/01/1908 till:01/01/1908 color:TIME $right text:"Old Age Pensions Act passed providing Means-tested benefit to people over 70.^"
from:01/01/1925 till:01/01/1925 color:TIME $left text:"1925"
from:01/01/1925 till:01/01/1925 color:TIME $right text:"Widows’, Orphans’ and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act introduced to provide the first contributory state pension scheme,~funded by contributions from both the employee and employer."
from:01/01/1940 till:01/01/1940 color:TIME $left text:"1940"
from:01/01/1940 till:01/01/1940 color:TIME $right text:"Old Age and Widows’ Pension Act introduced that broadened the benefits available to women."
from:01/01/1946 till:01/01/1946 color:TIME $left text:"1946"
from:01/01/1946 till:01/01/1946 color:TIME $right text:"National Insurance Act 1946 introduced a universal contributory state pension, funded by National Insurance contributions from~workers."
from:06/04/1978 till:06/04/1978 color:TIME $left text:"1978"
from:06/04/1978 till:06/04/1978 color:TIME $right text:"State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme and~Guaranteed Minimum Pensions begin."
from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1995 color:TIME $left text:"1995"
from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1995 color:TIME $right text:"Pensions Act 1995."
from:06/04/1997 till:06/04/1997 color:TIME $left text:"1997"
from:06/04/1997 till:06/04/1997 color:TIME $right text:"Minimum funding requirement begins."
from:06/04/2002 till:06/04/2002 color:TIME $left text:"2002"
from:06/04/2002 till:06/04/2002 color:TIME $right text:"State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme ends, start of the~State second pension and State Pension Credit Act."
from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2004 color:TIME $left text:"2004"
from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2004 color:TIME $right text:"Pensions Act 2004."
from:06/04/2005 till:06/04/2005 color:TIME $left text:"2005"
from:06/04/2005 till:06/04/2005 color:TIME $right text:"The Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund start."
from:06/04/2006 till:06/04/2006 color:TIME $left text:"2006"
from:06/04/2006 till:06/04/2006 color:TIME $right text:"Pension simplification."
from:06/04/2010 till:06/04/2010 color:TIME $left text:"2010"
from:06/04/2010 till:06/04/2010 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age begins to increase from 60 to 65 for women.†"
from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2012 color:TIME $left text:"2012"
from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2012 color:TIME $right text:"Personal Accounts begin to be phased in."
from:06/04/2018 till:06/04/2018 color:TIME $left text:"2018"
from:06/04/2018 till:06/04/2018 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is equalised at 65 for both men and women.†"
from:06/04/2020 till:06/04/2020 color:TIME $left text:"2020"
from:06/04/2020 till:06/04/2020 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is increased to 66.†"
from:06/04/2027 till:06/04/2027 color:TIME $left text:"2027"
from:06/04/2027 till:06/04/2027 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is increased to 67.†"

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