Bell argues that keeping the arrangement unchanged would create growing pressure on public finances. Government estimates suggest the cost of the unreformed triple lock could reach \u00a350 billion by 2050<\/strong>. The minister questioned how the Conservatives would cover that expense without making other changes to the pension system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bell argued that previous Conservative governments had already used increases to the state pension age to reduce long-term pension spending. He pointed to changes introduced in 2011 and 2014<\/strong>, when planned increases were brought forward, leaving some people with as little as five years’ notice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He said: “If you don’t want to have an adjustment to the triple lock, then you will need to do other things to make the state pension remotely sustainable<\/em>“, reports The Guardian<\/a>. Bell added that maintaining the current system could ultimately mean future pensioners waiting until their seventies to receive their state pension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The current timetable already provides for the state pension age to rise to 68 between 2044 and 2046<\/strong>. Any further increase would require additional government decisions and legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/11\/PHGOLH3UNVLR5CORDJJSPWUIEQ-1064x800.jpg\")
Why The State Pension Age Could Rise Above 70<\/h2>\n\n\n\n