Select committee: Work and Pensions Committee
Conclusion 11
2nd Report - Transition to State Pension Age
Published 11 Jul 2026
Addressed to Department for Work and Pensions
Work and Pensions Committee Transition to State Pension age All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
A further effect of the rise from 65 to 66 was an increase in employment, with the largest effects for those with the lowest educational attainment and those living in the most deprived areas. We were concerned to hear that, while later working is generally good for health when it is voluntary, this is not the case when it is due to financial necessity, particularly for people having to continue to in physically demanding jobs. In addition, almost a quarter (24%) of the poorest pre-pensioners were working while frail or pre-frail and so vulnerable to significant deterioration in their physical and cognitive functioning. (Conclusion, Paragraph 60)
From: Work and Pensions Committee, 2nd Report - Transition to State Pension Age (HC 76), 11 July 2026
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 22 October 2026 (deadline 11 September 2026).