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Britain’s retirement age will have to rise to 71 by 2050, experts suggest
Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride leaving 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting, January 30, 2024

BRITAIN’S retirement age may have to rise to 71 by 2050, experts said today.

Researchers at the International Longevity Centre looked into the effect of growing life expectancy and falling birthrates on the state pension.

Their report suggests that anyone born after April 1970 may have to work until they are 71 before claiming their pension to maintain the same ratio of pensioners to workers. 

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