So, the good news (?) from the Chancellor's Spending Review is that while extending the state pension age has been brought forward to April 2020, it hasn't been brought forward to 2016 as was originally rumoured! The pension age will be equalised at 65 for men and women in November 2018 meaning that women have a particularly raw deal as their pensions age is extended by 5 years from 2010-2018.
Trying to look at the positive side of this, we are living longer generally so a delay in retirement age should mean that we still have a good many years to enjoy in retirement. And, bearing in mind that as we get older society tends to write us off until the oldest generations become effectively invisible, maybe being "economically active" for longer will help to increase our visibility and value.
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