UK State Pension Age Rises Again in November 2026 for Those Born July to August 1960

UK state pension age rise November 2026 birth dates, Digi Mart USA News (United Kingdom): A further stage of the UK state pension age increase takes effect this November, affecting people depending on their date of birth. The state pension age is rising from 66 to 67 over the next two years, with the change phased in across two tax years rather than applied all at once.

The increase began on April 6, 2026 for people born within certain date ranges. Under the phase-in, people born between April 6 and May 5, 1960 became eligible at 66 years and 1 month, meaning they could claim from May 6 to June 6, 2026. Those born between May 6 and June 5, 1960 reached eligibility at 66 years and 2 months, falling between July and August 2026.

The group most affected in November are those born between July 6 and August 5, 1960. They will receive their pension at 66 years and 4 months, covering October to November 2026. Under the previous rules they would have been able to claim four months earlier, in June or July.

People born between August 6 and September 5, 1960 will become eligible at 66 years and 5 months, spanning December 2026 to January 2027. Under the old rules they would already have been receiving payments before November, so they will now have to wait until after November to claim.

The government’s guidance states that the Pensions Act 2014 brought the increase forward by eight years, with the state pension age for men and women increasing to 67 between 2026 and 2028. The government also changed how the increase is phased, so that people born between April 6, 1960 and March 5, 1961 reach state pension age at 66 years plus a set number of months.

According to the report, the government has also announced that the state pension age is being reviewed earlier than required. The previous review was finalised in 2023 and is only mandated every six years, but due to strain on public finances it is being examined again ahead of schedule.

A subsequent rise to 68, scheduled for the 2040s, could be accelerated depending on the findings. The source report was published by YorkshireLive and cited the Express, and the information has not been independently verified.