Select committee: Work and Pensions Committee
Conclusion 24
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)
The 2011 and 2013 impact assessments of the increase to 67 are outdated and insufficient. They do not reflect recent increases in work-limiting ill- health or deepening inequality in healthy life expectancy. The previous government decided to proceed with the increase in 2023 but said it would keep the position of people unable to continue in work under review. No official review had been conducted by the 2024 general election. The current government does not plan to do its own evaluation until after the increase is complete in April 2028. This means there is a significant gap in the government’s understanding of the impact and that an opportunity to consider what action should be taken has been missed. This is poor policymaking. (Conclusion, Paragraph 108)
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).