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Suedehead2 View member profile	19th July 2017, 06:31 PM Post #41
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,675 User: 3,272	QUOTE(Envoirment @ Jul 19 2017, 05:21 PM) It's not surprising state pension age will increase, it'd have to be done sooner or later given life expectancy increases. The way it's been announced isn't good though. The government should have started putting the retirement age up 30 years ago but lacked the courage to do so. The result of that cowardice is that subsequent governments (both Labour and Tory-led) have had to change plans several times. I am a little over nine years from my current retirement date but I'm still not confident that it won't have changed again by the time I get there.


Popchartfreak View member profile	19th July 2017, 07:00 PM Post #42
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,833 User: 17,376	QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jul 19 2017, 07:31 PM) The government should have started putting the retirement age up 30 years ago but lacked the courage to do so. The result of that cowardice is that subsequent governments (both Labour and Tory-led) have had to change plans several times. I am a little over nine years from my current retirement date but I'm still not confident that it won't have changed again by the time I get there. 9 years?! You're just a youngster...!


Suedehead2 View member profile	19th July 2017, 08:47 PM Post #43
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,675 User: 3,272	QUOTE(popchartfreak @ Jul 19 2017, 08:00 PM) 9 years?! You're just a youngster...!


Doctor Blind View member profile	19th July 2017, 10:20 PM Post #44
#38BBE0 otherwise known as 'sky blue' Joined: 27 October 2008 Posts: 16,171 User: 7,561	QUOTE(Envoirment @ Jul 19 2017, 05:21 PM) It's not surprising state pension age will increase, it'd have to be done sooner or later given life expectancy increases. The way it's been announced isn't good though. Hm, I expect life expectancy may actually have peaked and we may see a slight fall in the coming decades due to huge (and growing) levels of obesity. e.g. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-...s-a7661571.html This post has been edited by Doctor Blind: 19th July 2017, 10:23 PM


Envoirment View member profile	19th July 2017, 11:43 PM Post #45
BuzzJack Platinum Member Joined: 21 November 2009 Posts: 8,557 User: 10,030	QUOTE(Doctor Blind @ Jul 19 2017, 11:20 PM) Hm, I expect life expectancy may actually have peaked and we may see a slight fall in the coming decades due to huge (and growing) levels of obesity. e.g. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-...s-a7661571.html Could be a temporary blip as a lot of the baby boomers are now entering old age (I believe the highest smoking rates were during their time)? Life expectancy is still expected to increase, but at a slower pace as it has done. Not really a terrible thing as I'd be very happy to live to my mid-late 70s and it'll mean the population's aging will slow to a certain extent.


vidcapper View member profile	20th July 2017, 09:06 AM Post #46
Paul Hyett Joined: 4 April 2006 Posts: 25,346 User: 364	QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Jul 19 2017, 07:31 PM) The government should have started putting the retirement age up 30 years ago but lacked the courage to do so. The result of that cowardice is that subsequent governments (both Labour and Tory-led) have had to change plans several times. I am a little over nine years from my current retirement date but I'm still not confident that it won't have changed again by the time I get there. Knowing the Tories, they'll probably raise it to 85...


Suedehead2 View member profile	27th November 2017, 08:29 PM Post #47
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,675 User: 3,272	The government announced today that many people will get no increase in their benefits next year. Is there a single person surprised by the timing of the announcement? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/mill...=FB_mirror_main


Popchartfreak View member profile	27th November 2017, 09:11 PM Post #48
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,833 User: 17,376	QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Nov 27 2017, 08:29 PM) The government announced today that many people will get no increase in their benefits next year. Is there a single person surprised by the timing of the announcement? http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/mill...=FB_mirror_main prob the money they save will go on the wedding.....