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<p>The 2011 Green Paper “A state pension for the 21st century” set out the Government’s
vision for a simpler state pension and proposed the new State Pension should start
from April 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The 2013 White Paper “The single-tier pension: a simple
foundation for saving” which set out proposals for the new State Pension in more detail
proposed that it should be introduced in April 2017 at the earliest. However, having
noted the positive responses to the White Paper, the Government looked again at whether
it would be possible to introduce the reform earlier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
decided to return to the original timetable to deliver the reform as soon as possible,
to support the roll-out of automatic enrolment and provide certainty concerning the
changes for both individuals and their pension schemes at the earliest opportunity.
The decision to return to the original implementation date also meant that around
400,000 more people would reach State Pension age under the new State Pension, including
every woman affected by State Pension age changes in the Pensions Act 2011.</p>
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