A s tate pension age rule change could "push pensioners into poverty", it has been warned. A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) review into the state pension age from the Labour Party government will look at linking it to life expectancy.

DWP minister and Labour Party Cabinet Member Liz Kendall has commissioned Dr Suzy Morrissey to lead a review into the state pension age (SPA). Dr Morrissey will explore the merits of linking the SPA to life expectancy.

Dr Morrissey said she would examine Automatic Adjustment Mechanisms (AAMs) as part of her review. AAMs have been used to link the SPA to life expectancy in different ways in countries such as Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal and Slovakia.

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