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Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
The Additional State Pension is an extra amount of money you could get on…
There is no fixed amount for the Additional State Pension. How much you…
You reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 You will not get…
You could only contract out of the Additional State Pension if your…
You do not have to do anything to claim the Additional State Pension. If…
If your spouse or civil partner dies, you may be able to inherit part of…
If you get divorced or your civil partnership is dissolved the court can…
How to claim the basic State Pension and how it's calculated - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953.
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
Work out how much annual allowance you get for your pension savings for 2016 to 2017 and each later tax year.
How to get and claim your State Pension, State Pension age - for men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953.
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Calculating State Pension, Pension Credit, eligibility, claiming and deferring
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
Changes to how your UK State Pension is calculated if you live in the EU, EEA or Switzerland and previously lived in Australia, Canada or New Zealand.
Information to help people understand the State Pension and the changes from 6 April 2016.
Guidance for the next of kin or executor for someone who has died who may have been underpaid State Pension.
Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension
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