DWP issues state pension warning to anyone working beyond age 66

James Rodger
·2-min read
DWP issues state pension warning to anyone working beyond age 66
-Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited


The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a state pension warning to anyone working beyond age 66. The DWP says, in some cases an employer can force you to retire at a certain age - known as ‘compulsory retirement age’.

If they do this they must give a good reason why, the DWP warned. The DWP says: "You can keep working past your State Pension age. You can usually work for as long as you want to. ‘Default retirement age’ (a forced retirement age of 65) no longer exists. You can also ask your employer if you can work more flexibly or work part-time. They have the right to reject your request."

The DWP gives examples of what qualifies as a "good reason why", adding: "In some cases an employer can force you to retire at a certain age - known as ‘compulsory retirement age’. If they do this they must give a good reason why, for example the job requires certain physical abilities (for example, in the construction industry) or the job has an age limit set by law (for example, the fire service)"."

ADVERTISEMENT

READ MORE: Benefit to be scrapped and DWP says 'no more payments will be made'

READ MORE: DWP sending £884 direct to state pensioner bank accounts in January

READ MORE 16 counties in England face MORE snow this week with 'five inches' hitting

The law protects you against discrimination, for example if you apply for a new job you do not have to give your date of birth. If you think an employer has treated you unlawfully you can make a claim to an employment tribunal.

You can claim your pension while you’re working, as long as you’ve reached State Pension age, if you’re claiming the State Pension and the age agreed with your pension provider, if it’s a personal pension or workplace pension, the DWP said.

If you delay (defer) taking your State Pension, you’ll get larger weekly payments when you do start taking it. If you have a workplace pension, reducing your working hours could affect how much you get - check with your employer.

Check what happens to your workplace pension if you continue working beyond the age when you can take it. You do not pay National Insurance if you work past State Pension age. You could pay tax - it depends on the size of your total income.

Latest stories

  • DWP State Pension age will have to rise to 71, new report says

    New research suggests that workers born after April 1970 will not reach UK State Pension age until they are 71

  • Worst jobs slump since pandemic in wake of Budget ‘gloom’

    New job openings have fallen at their fastest pace since the pandemic amid widespread “gloom” in the wake of Rachel Reeves’s Budget.

  • Where does the US get its steel and aluminum from?

    STORY: With President Donald Trump targeting steel and aluminum, here's a breakdown of where the U.S. gets those metals.:: Steel Roughly a quarter of all steel in the U.S. is imported from neighbors Mexico and Canada or overseas allies like Japan, Germany and South Korea. Canada and Mexico accounted for almost 40% of U.S. steel imports in 2024.6.6 million net tons of steel mill products were imported from Canada and 3.5 million came from Mexico, according to U.S. Census Bureau data via the American Iron and Steel Institute. Brazil was the second-largest source of steel imports to the U.S. last year.:: Shanghai, ChinaWhile China is the world’s largest steel producer and exporter, very little of that is sent to the U.S.Most Chinese steel was shut out of the market when 25% tariffs were imposed in 2018. :: Aluminum Roughly half of all aluminum used in the U.S. is imported, with the vast majority coming from Canada. At 3.2 million metric tons last year, Canadian imports were twice the next nine countries combined, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The next largest sources of imports are the United Arab Emirates at around 347,000 metric tons and China at around 223,000 metric tons.The U.S. aluminum smelting industry is small by global standards. Total smelter capacity in the country was just 1.7% of the global total, according to the U.S. geological survey.

  • Brace for steep job cuts after tax raid, says Bank of England rate-setter

    Bosses are planning “dramatic” job cuts or hiring freezes in the wake of Rachel Reeves’s tax raid, a Bank of England official has warned.

  • Job centres to pop up outside mosques as part of back to work drive

    Mobile job centres will pop up outside mosques as part of a drive to reduce worklessness.

  • Are my ultra-high-yielding Legal & General shares going to jump in price after new US deal?

    Strong earnings growth forecasts should support my high-yielding Legal & General shares, with a further boost coming from a big new deal in the US. The post Are my ultra-high-yielding Legal & General shares going to jump in price after new US deal? appeared first on The Motley Fool UK.

  • Oil Extends Rally on Signs Sanctions Are Hurting Russian Flows

    (Bloomberg) -- Oil extended gains on signs US sanctions are hampering Russian crude supplies.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterNice Airport, If You Can Get to It: No Subway, No Highway, No BridgeSin puente y sin metro: el nuevo aeropuerto de Lima es una debacleThe Forgotten French Architect Who Rebuilt MarseilleIn New Orleans, an Aging Dome Tries to Stay SuperWest Texas Intermediate rose almost 1% to approach $73 a barrel, building on Monday’s 1.

  • US coal exports to India expected to rise due to China tariffs

    The United States is expected to boost coal exports to India after China imposed tariffs on energy imports from the U.S., five industry officials said, potentially eroding Australia and Russia's market shares in the Indian market. China's Finance Ministry last week said it would impose levies of 15% on imports of U.S. coal, which the officials said could push U.S. miners to ship to India - the world's second-largest coal importer behind China.

  • Indian steelmakers fear for future if unprotected from effects of Trump tariffs

    India's smaller steelmakers could be forced out of business by a further surge in imports resulting from sharp tariff increases imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, industry executives warned on Monday. With Indian producers already facing increased competition from rising cheap imports from some of the world's leading producers, Trump has increased tariffs on steel and aluminium imports to a flat 25%. "The increased tariffs may divert Chinese and other Asian exports to India while heightening competition, creating a downward pressure on domestic prices, and affecting small Indian producers with low-cost Chinese dumping," said Anubhav Kathuria, managing director of stainless steel producer Synergy Steels.

  • Tech layoffs reveal the unintended consequences of mass job cuts

    For decades, Daelynn Moyer easily secured job offers in the tech industry, working her way up from a computer maintenance technician to a manager leading teams of engineers making software. A college dropout, she was confident tech work was her ticket to job security and she would stay in the industry until she retired. Now, Moyer, 55, isn’t so sure her future remains in tech. Since being laid off from Indeed last year, Moyer has applied to more than 140 jobs but received no offers. She and her

  • Hong Kong complains to WTO about US levies as China’s tit-for-tat tariffs take off

    Donald Trump ‘totally disregarded’ Chinese city’s status as separate customs territory

  • Germany scrambles to refill gas stores as cold snap looms

    Germany is scrambling to refill its gas storage tanks as Europe braces for a cold snap.

  • Portugal court spares big banks from paying millions in fines for mortgage collusion

    A Portuguese court of appeal said on Monday that 11 major banks that had been convicted of collusion in housing loans do not have to pay a total fine of 225 million euros ($232 million) as the statute of limitations on the unlawful acts had expired. In September, the Santarem Competition Court ruled that the banks had colluded by exchanging information on mortgage loan spreads, amounts granted and aligned commercial practices between 2002 and 2013, thus distorting competition. Lisbon's Court of Appeal said in a statement on Monday that the statute of limitations on acts carried out by banks "expired on September 1, 2023 or, at most, applying COVID-19 laws, on February 11, 2024".

  • India's Karnataka state draws investment proposals worth $115 billion, spokesperson says

    India's southern state of Karnataka has received investment proposals worth nearly 10 trillion rupees ($115.31 billion), a government spokesperson said, as the country tries to bolster its manufacturing sector and generate jobs in a slowing economy. The proposed investments would focus on areas such as renewable energy, steel, semiconductors and automobiles, the spokesperson said at the 'Invest Karnataka' event on Tuesday. To be sure, not all proposals have been confirmed and the government has not provided a timeline for these investments.

  • BP at risk of takeover without renewed oil and gas focus success

    It is nearly five years to the day since Bernard Looney, the then new chief executive of BP, set out a radical strategy for the oil major to go net zero by 2050.

  • China's BYD taps Italian parts makers to supply plants in Hungary, Turkey

    China's BYD will meet Italian auto parts makers next week to discuss potential supplies for its two upcoming plants which will serve the European market, the EV maker's special adviser for Europe said on Monday. The carmaker is building a site in Hungary, due to start operations in October and one in Turkey, expected to start production in March 2026. Alfredo Altavilla - a former Fiat Chrysler executive - said the opening of two different plants over such a short span of time suggested BYD had a cautious approach to manufacturing operations, relying more on local parts suppliers.

  • Teachers’ Pensions won’t pay me my pension – until I confirm I’m not dead

    The money has been withheld for two months and I’m struggling financially

  • Minister defends changes to apprenticeship requirements

    Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith has defended the government's decision to axe English and maths functional skills exit requirements for adult apprentices. Baroness Smith said apprentices are "dropping out because of the exam requirements" and that it's not "good for them or the employers". .

  • Applications open for national energy apprenticeship programme

    Applications have opened for the APTUS energy apprenticeship programme.

  • North East café owner looking to expand business to multiple sites

    North East café owner now plans a business expansion after taking part in a government funded course.