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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
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.
You’ll be able to claim the new State Pension when you reach State Pension…
Your State Pension amount depends on your National Insurance record. Check…
You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim…
After you’ve claimed your State Pension you’ll get a letter about your…
You can get advice from an independent financial adviser if you want more…
You might be able to inherit an extra payment on top of your new State…
If you live or work in another country, you might be able to contribute…
Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)
Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.
What you need to do to get your State Pension online.
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.
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
Personal pensions, stakeholder pensions, SIPPs
Find the contact details for a pension provider by using the Pension Tracing Service
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a range of working age, disability and ill health benefits to...
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
Find out if you've paid enough National Insurance to qualify for the full State Pension - check gaps, contributions and credits, get a National Insurance statement, call the helpline.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
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