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A BBC expert has slammed the government over a 'great pensions steal' with people born on one date losing out to the tune of almost £13,000. Paul Lewis, who hosts Money Box on Radio 4, outlined how the rise in pension age next April will especially impact one age group.

The State Pension age is set to rise from 66 to 67 between April 2026 and March 2028. This alteration, enacted through the Pensions Act 2014, impacts individuals born from April 6, 1960, onwards.

The exact date you will reach the new State Pension age depends on your specific date of birth, with the increase rolled out gradually during this two-year timeframe.

In his blog, Mr Lewis outlined that anyone born after this date was going to lose out: "Anyone born 6 April 1960 or later will not get their state pe

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