Timeline of changes to the age at which eligible persons receive the United Kingdom State Pension.
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from:01/01/1908 till:06/04/2030 color:TIME $left text: from:01/01/1908 till:01/01/1908 color:TIME $left text:"1908" from:01/01/1908 till:01/01/1908 color:TIME $right text:"Old Age Pensions Act passed providing Means-tested benefit to people over 70.^" from:01/01/1925 till:01/01/1925 color:TIME $left text:"1925" from:01/01/1925 till:01/01/1925 color:TIME $right text:"Widows’, Orphans’ and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act introduced to provide the first contributory state pension scheme,~funded by contributions from both the employee and employer." from:01/01/1940 till:01/01/1940 color:TIME $left text:"1940" from:01/01/1940 till:01/01/1940 color:TIME $right text:"Old Age and Widows’ Pension Act introduced that broadened the benefits available to women." from:01/01/1946 till:01/01/1946 color:TIME $left text:"1946" from:01/01/1946 till:01/01/1946 color:TIME $right text:"National Insurance Act 1946 introduced a universal contributory state pension, funded by National Insurance contributions from~workers." from:06/04/1978 till:06/04/1978 color:TIME $left text:"1978" from:06/04/1978 till:06/04/1978 color:TIME $right text:"State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme and~Guaranteed Minimum Pensions begin." from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1995 color:TIME $left text:"1995" from:01/01/1995 till:01/01/1995 color:TIME $right text:"Pensions Act 1995." from:06/04/1997 till:06/04/1997 color:TIME $left text:"1997" from:06/04/1997 till:06/04/1997 color:TIME $right text:"Minimum funding requirement begins." from:06/04/2002 till:06/04/2002 color:TIME $left text:"2002" from:06/04/2002 till:06/04/2002 color:TIME $right text:"State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme ends, start of the~State second pension and State Pension Credit Act." from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2004 color:TIME $left text:"2004" from:01/01/2004 till:01/01/2004 color:TIME $right text:"Pensions Act 2004." from:06/04/2005 till:06/04/2005 color:TIME $left text:"2005" from:06/04/2005 till:06/04/2005 color:TIME $right text:"The Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund start." from:06/04/2006 till:06/04/2006 color:TIME $left text:"2006" from:06/04/2006 till:06/04/2006 color:TIME $right text:"Pension simplification." from:06/04/2010 till:06/04/2010 color:TIME $left text:"2010" from:06/04/2010 till:06/04/2010 color:TIME $right text:"State Pension age begins to increase from 60 to 65 for women.†" from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2012 color:TIME $left text:"2012" from:01/01/2012 till:01/01/2012 color:TIME $right text:"Automatic enrolment and Personal Accounts begin to be phased in." from:06/04/2018 till:06/04/2018 color:TIME $left text:"2018" from:06/04/2018 till:06/04/2018 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is equalised at 65 for both men and women.†" from:06/04/2020 till:06/04/2020 color:TIME $left text:"2020" from:06/04/2020 till:06/04/2020 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is increased to 66.†" from:06/04/2027 till:06/04/2027 color:TIME $left text:"2027" from:06/04/2027 till:06/04/2027 color:TIME $right text:"The State Pension age is increased to 67.†"
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