A third of people think the State Pension age will be 70 by the time they retire and half don't think it will exist as a universal benefit, according to new research from Standard Life’s 2025 Retirement Voice report.

September’s inflation figure of 3.8% confirms that the State Pension is set to rise by 4.8% under the Triple Lock - to £12,547.60 per year for the 2026–27 tax year - but with the total annual cost of the State Pension likely to increase by around £7 billion to £152.6 billion , doubts about its long-term sustainability are fuelling public anxiety. According to the data, less than a third of Brits think the Triple Lock will still be in place when they reach retirement.

Misconceptions around the current State Pension age also exist. While it currently stands at 66, fewer th

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