The 2011 and 2013 impact assessments of the increase to 67 are outdated and insufficient. They do not reflect recent increases in work-limiting ill- health or deepening inequality in healthy life expectancy. The previous government decided to proceed with the increase in 2023 but said it would keep the position of people unable to continue in work under review. No official review had been conducted by the 2024 general election. The current government does not plan to do its own evaluation until after the increase is complete in April 2028. This means there is a significant gap in the government’s understanding of the impact and that an opportunity to consider what action should be taken has been missed. This is poor policymaking. (Conclusion, Paragraph 108)