THE GOLDEN YEARS A SNAPSHOT LOOK AT THE UK'S RETIREMENT POPULATION 66 is the new retirement age for both men and women between December 2018 and October 2020. From 2026 to 2028 the state pension age will start rising to 67. £ £ £ Essex retirees HAD THE LARGEST AVERAGE PENSION POTS IN THE UK AT £125,478. Nearly one in five people in the UK will now live to see their 100th birthday. Retirees in Shropshire HAD THE SMALLEST POTS AT £44,336 PER PERSON ON AVERAGE. The average pot size Around 27% of people in care homes stay in them for more than three years. IN ENGLAND WAS £91,175, FOLLOWED BY £87,896 IN WALES, £76,361 IN SCOTLAND, AND £67,866 IN NORTHERN IRELAND. The population over 75 is projected to double in the next 30 years 126 | NOVEMBER 2016