Andy Burnham told to make two changes to DWP state pension to future-proof it

State pension payments must be means-tested and the retirement age raised to 70, a thinktank says

NewsUK NewsHousingIt would represent a major shift in how things are done08:36, 23 Aug 2026Updated 08:39, 23 Aug 2026Prime Minister Andy Burnham(Image: Carl Court/PA)Andy Burnham is set to give mayors new powers to take control of local planning decisions and greenlight large-scale developments in proposals to be unvei