I think it’s the state pension we’re talking about not private pensions.
I’m not sure what sort of pension it was but he was required to retire that was the age the government set down for police at the time.
I’ve yet to hear of an early state pension. If it’s right, then I’m up for it 
Someone’s spinning a yarn here, I think - a man having his state pension at 61? a woman maybe…
Seem to be talking to myself here, but I’ve a feeling it’s about the new rules from April 15, where you can start taking your private pension. Huh! 
I thought the OP was talking about State pension? Because I was born in 1954 I can’t get mine until I’m 67, hardly fair is it?
Twiz, you and I will be working until we’re 67. I’ve seen no change in that. But, personal pensions from April 2015 are going to be different. No it’s not bloody fair.
You and me both! I’ve just explained about being written to a few months before eligibilty, to claim for it.
Excellent post PM, just a shame the OP saw fit to insult you in his first post!
I agree with lots of others…private pensions have their own rules but I’m sure the OP is referring to the state pension…and there are fixed rules for those - no excuses! Maybe the friend is having a(bad) joke with the OP??
I don’t understand this at all 
I thought from its inception until the recent changes age 65 had always been the age when men became eligible to receive a state pension (but it could be deferred until later).
The only pension received at an earlier age being a work related or private pension.
Hey VM, don’t pull your punches with me, just say what you think… 
It may comfort you to know, however, that in spite of you think or say about me, it won’t affect my opinion of you. 
Eliza, you’re relatively lucky. Mrs. Grumble was born at the end of '53 and she whill probably have to wait till she is 100 !.. I’m just wondering about sending a bill to the government for the lost pension. We will never vote Tory again.
At least we have our bus passes at 60 and a lot ofother things are free in Scotland.
I’m in the same position! I even paid a further two years contributions to make sure I had 40 years in total (one year was just ONE WEEK short!) - then they reduced the number of years needed to 35!! State Pension delayed, no bus pass, no winter fuel allowance…that’s about £25,000! …and by the time I qualify for the state pension, bus passes and winter fuel allowance will be a thing of the past!
Phew this thread got me worried so I have been looking. It seems I get mine at 65(born October 1953). I didn`t work for many years but always paid a voluntary contribution.
I’ll be 67 before I get my state pension. Ten years away and feels like an eternity. I’ll get my free bus pass in three years and I’m looking forward to that. That’s if it still exists…
Got a funny feeling a lot of us will be dead before we get any sort of pension, the plan is working I guess.
I’ve had the same feeling myself!
I’m afraid the pension nettle was one that someone sometime had to grasp, as we are all living too long thanks to our excellent health care system and there soon won’t be enough people working to support us without them destituting themselves.
Thank goodness the conservative party had the courage to grasp it in spite of the opprobium that it would bring but wasn’t it ever thus, labour bring us to the brink of penuary buying votes with taxpayers cash, and then the conservatives are voted in to bring some sanity back to the nation’s housekeeping and are hated for it.
The mind boggles at the fickle nature of electorates. :shock:
Not fair IMO of those of us who had the rules changed after so many years though, would have been perfectly fair to have said from now on and named a date while people were still at school, leaving it so many of us have no time to make a slight bit of difference to our retirements was as I said every unfair.
And don’t quote sex equality because when I wanted that I had hoped men could also retire at 60 so they could enjoy a bit of retirement before death too.
What we have now despite people supposedly living longer is many people won’t and will die at work. Waiting to see what they do when that starts happening - we had a heart attack last year and he is still spoken of in hushed tones as many of us thought he should have been retired a couple of years before he died at work.
It was always something i found strange, that women who tend to live longer got a pension 5 years earlier than men.
I had planned to retire from work this year with my mortgage paid. Life had other plans, my retirement age is still 65 in 2018, but i know i will never see it.
Would love a chance to get my mitts upon my pension pot, not going to happen.