Pre 1995 women were able to receive their state pension earlier than men. The Pensions Act 1995 provided for the SPA for women to equalise with the SPA for men over the period April 2010 to 2020. However, legislation passed in 2011 accelerated the timetable for equalisation.
Many women affected by this quicker timetable have been campaigning against the change: the accelerated timetable and the fact that they say the change was not communicated effectively such that all those affected fully understood that their state pension age was rising and that they would not receive their state pension until later.