I've heard the state pension age could well be over 70 before I retire. I've calculated that if I keep paying into my current work pension, I should be able to retire at age 68 because that pension combined with the state pension should be enough to live off (plus I hope to also have savings for back up, too). But if it were to increase to maybe 72, that's an extra four years of working, which takes its toll.
I also notice the minimum retirement age for private pensions is increasing from age 55 to 57 in 2028. That seems a bit bizarre because if you've paid money into a pension why shouldn't you be able to access it at 55 if you're lucky enough to be able to retire at that age? It shows that there's a desire to keep people working longer because the government can't afford to pay out the state pension for the length of time they'd need to if they kept it the same.
My mum was born in the 1950s so she was impacted by the increase in the state pension age. I spoke to her about it recently and she said that, while she would like to see some extra money coming her way, she's not going to hold her breath...