Should the retirement age be raised in the UK

Well my mum did exactly that and took early retirement to look after my gran so I cna see why making the retirement age older it would be more difficult for some people. It is difficult as it all depends on the individual I guess! x

I think its fair enough that both sexes should retire at the same age, however, it is unfair not to give people enough notice to plan for an extended working life and delayed pension. Many people have health issues to deal with as they get older so may be less efficient/productive in the workplace (I know there are plenty of very fit/active/hardworking people in their 60s & beyond &, all power to them) We are forever hearing that younger people can't get jobs so why not free up more jobs for them instead of forcing the older people to carry on & do the work?

For the most part,We're living Longer,healthier lives,so that people retiring are looking at an average of 20 Years of retirement..Financial issues have mucked pension funds and Mortgages about,(Those who have them..)leaving some with uncertain financial futures. Adding to that is a largish population Demographic of "Baby Boomers" around retirement age (Those born post WW2..) with a smaller,younger working population with the prospect of their taxation funding their Elders once they leave the workforce..With this situation,more money is needed,so the increased retirement age keeps a bit more money coming in and hopefully taking the pressure off somewhat..but much More has to be done to cut unemployment,though as there's something wrong when Older people get to work longer,effectively supporting those Younger ones without Jobs..

I don't think that women should be allowed to retire earlier than men as men and women should be treated equally.If any of the sexes should be allowed to retire first it should be men, women have about 4 years longer life expectancy so have longer retirement and men tend to do harder and more physical jobs.Also women quite often have breaks from working and paying into the system to have children while the father has hardly anytime off.

Early or later retirement or not retiring at all should be a career option after the worker has reached 60 years of age. There are some who are still very productive in their senior years and who want to continue working, so society should make full use of their talents, knowledge, skills, wisdom and stamina. But how to do this without delaying the promotion to higher positions of the younger generation? Part of the solution will be to send the after-60 as volunteers (paid by their home countries) to poor countries. This way they will be fully utilized by the host countries without interfering with the absorption of the younger labor force into the employment and promotion stream.