Guidance

Your State Pension statement explained

If you get a State Pension statement, we send you one of these leaflets with it.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 3 April 2013
• Last updated: 25 April 2016
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  1. 25 April 2016

     Added Welsh version.

  2. 6 April 2016

     Published updated version of 'Your State Pension statement explained' (DWP042) effective from 6 April 2016.

  3. 11 March 2016

     Published updated version of leaflet DWP042 'Your State Pension statement explained', including more information about the Contracted Out Pension Equivalent (COPE).

  4. 11 December 2015

     Replaced DWP040B and DWP040BW with updated versions. Changes include information for people who have lived and worked in the Isle of Man.

  5. 12 November 2015

     Added DWP042 – for people 55 or over who were born on or after 6 April 1951 (men) or 6 April 1953 (women).

  6. 17 August 2015

     Removed references to alternative arrangements in Northern Ireland from the leaflets. These leaflets cover Northern Ireland.

  7. 6 August 2015

     Replaced English versions of DWP040 and 40b - removed references to Northern Ireland.

  8. 27 April 2015

     Replaced all leaflets with the April 2015 versions.

  9. 12 November 2014

     Replaced all leaflets with revised versions.

  10. 6 June 2014

      Added new leaflets (DWP040B and DWP040BW) and revised versions of DWP040 and DWP040W, showing changes to State Pension.

  11. 19 May 2014

      Replaced leaflets with revised versions - changes for existing State Pension for people reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 and the new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on of after 6 April 2016.

  12. 3 April 2013

      First published.

This publication was withdrawn on 28 April 2017

This publication will no longer be updated.
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Documents

Your State Pension Statement explained

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-755-2, DWP042 04/16

PDF, 260 KB, 37 pages

Esbonio eich datganiad Pensiwn y Wladwriaeth

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-756-9, DWP042W 04/16

PDF, 314 KB, 37 pages

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