Age 70 for pensions looming along with big cuts, page-123

Some relevant info on growing older
from http://www.royal.gov.uk/HMTheQueen/Queenandanniversarymessages/Factsandfigures.aspx

Anniversary messages began being sent out by the Royal Household on a regular basis in 1917. This was also the first year that statistics were recorded.
Changes in the numbers of anniversary messages sent out reflect changes in society over the last 90 years.
The figures show that people are living longer. In 1952 less than 3,000 congratulatory messages were sent out. But in 2011, the total number of 100th birthday messages alone was 9,736, with 30,359 messages for diamond weddings.
This reflects the fact that people are healthier, due to higher living standards. More and more people are reaching ages which in previous decades were very rare. In 2011, 917 people received messages for 105th birthdays and above. Figures from 1917 record only seven men and 17 women receiving 100th birthday greetings sent on behalf of King George V. In 1952, just 255 centenarians received a congratulatory message.