state pension age had been 60 for women, and 65 for men. The Act changed this so that the women's pension age would be made equal with men, but that the transition should only be phased in from 2010 to 2020.
[9] In 2006, a cross party Parliamentary report again recommended equalisation of ages on the basis of equal treatment of both sexes. It also recommended a rise in the state pension age for both men and women to 68 between 2024 and 2046. The rationale for the age rise was that people would be living longer in the future.
[10] This was put into effect by the
Pensions Act 2007.
In 2007 under a Labour government the changes were accelerated and some, and implemented and that’s when I jumped officially from 60 to 67. Both an increase for equality and another increase on top of that.
My point stands, you cannot pin the rises in SPA on just one government and they all react the same when it suits.