Both men and women now have to wait until their 66th birthdays to claim their state pension. Changes first announced by former chancellor George Osborne finally came into effect on 6 October.
This week has therefore seen the most significant milestone in the slow but steady increase in state pension age since November 2018, when the pension age for men and women was equalised at 65.
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