The Vice Chair of the Clare Older People’s Council says it would be ‘unfair’ to introduce an older minimum retirement age without a sufficient lead-in period.
A recent report published by the Department of Finance has suggested the state pension age could be linked to life expectancy at some point in the future.
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It says there are currently around 4 people of working age to support each person over the age of 65, while this number is expected to fall to just over 2 by 2050.
Maurice Harvey says the number of people who still solely rely on the state pension for their income is still quite high.
