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UK Pension Age May Rise to 75 Amid Declining Births

3/17/2026

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  • The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) warns Britain's state pension age could rise to 75 due to a declining birth rate.
  • The CSJ analysis projects that three million women may never have children if trends continue, a shift that would reduce births by 600,000.
  • Factors include lower marriage rates and delayed family formation.
  • Former Conservative MP Miriam Cates highlights the implications and urges policymakers to support family formation.