Martin Ford 04 February 2026

Councillors urge minimum pension age hike amid cost fears

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Councillors are pushing for the minimum pension age to be increased by two years for more officers amid fears about costs from local government reorganisation.

In its consultation on increasing the minimum retirement age in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from 55 to 57 years old from 6 April 2028, Whitehall has proposed excluding people who were in the LGPS before 4 November 2021.

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