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<p>The government has taken steps to smooth the equalisation of State Pension age
between men and women in the Pensions Act 2011. The increase in State Pension age
for women from age 63 to age 65 is phased in between April 2016 and December 2018.</p><p>
</p><p>The timetable for equalising State Pension age at 65 for women and men and
for the increase to 66 was accelerated by the Pensions Act 2011 following sharp increases
in life expectancy projections. At that time a concession worth £1.1 billion was introduced
by the government to limit the impact of the rising state pension age on those most
affected. The concession capped the maximum delay that anyone would face in claiming
their State Pension to 18 months rather than two years, relative to the previous timetable.</p><p>
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