Communication of state pension age changes Contents

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 State pension age policy

3 Communication of changes

Communications and awareness

Planning for retirement

Government communications

Media coverage

Survey evidence

Conclusion on communication and awareness

Women born in the 1950s and the labour market

Options for transitional arrangements

Reverting to pre-1995 or 2011 state pension ages

Other possible options

Actuarially neutral early retirement.

4 Lessons to be learned

Conclusions and recommendations

Annex 1: State pension age changes for women born the 1950s

Annex 2: Chronology of official publications regarding changes to state pension age

Annex 3: Examples of Government communications regarding state pension age change

Annex 4: Examples of press coverage

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament




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