Select Committee · Work and Pensions Committee
Transition to State Pension age
Status: Open
Opened: 10 Nov 2025
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 …
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Cathy Payne · Department for Work & Pensions, Nicholas Warrington · Department for Work and Pensions, Torsten Bell MP · Department for Work and Pensions | View ↗ |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Charles Cotton · Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), David Finch · The Health Foundation, Emily Holzhausen CBE · Carers UK, Joe Levenson · Arthritis UK, Jon Richards · UNISON, Professor Wendy Loretto · University of Edinburgh Business School, Quinn Roache · TUC, Sarah Vickerstaff · University of Kent | View ↗ |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Dr Daniella Jenkins · Women’s Budget Group, Fabian Chessell · Policy in Practice, Justin Wray · Association of British Insurers, Morgan Vine · Independent Age, Phil Mawhinney · Age UK, Tiffany Tsang · Pensions UK | View ↗ |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Andrea Barry · Centre for Ageing Better, Ben Franklin · Centre for Progressive Policy, Chris Curry · Institute for Fiscal Studies, Jonathan Cribb · Institute for Fiscal Studies, Patrick Thomson · Standard Life Centre for the Future of Retirement | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | — | Correspondence with the Minister for Pensions, following his appearance before … |
| 15 Apr 2026 | — | Correspondence with the Minister for Pensions, following his appearance before … |
| 21 Jan 2026 | From cttee | Letter to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, regarding engagement … |
| 16 Jan 2026 | To cttee | Letter from the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, regarding engagemen… |