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Two of the Royal Navy’s powerful new Type 31 frigates have reached key milestones.

• Updated: 24 February 2026

Use this service to submit and manage chemical registrations and notifications.

• Updated: 10 October 2025

Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.

• How it works

  If you do not claim your State Pension at State Pension age, it…

• If you reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016

  You can get the State Pension you’ve deferred as: a one-off arrears…

• If you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016

  You can get the State Pension you’ve deferred as either: increased regular…

• If you get benefits

  You cannot build up extra State Pension during any period you get: Income…

• If you move abroad

  If you move to any of the countries in this list, the rules for deferring…

• Inheriting a deferred State Pension

  You can usually inherit your partner’s extra State Pension if all of the…

The Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) defence exemption process within the MOD.

• Updated: 26 July 2024

If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £110.75 a week in 2026 to 2027 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953

Authorisation decisions on the time-limited use of hazardous substances of very high concern under UK REACH.

• Updated: 13 May 2026

• Updated: 11 February 2021

Pension Credit is extra money for pensioners to bring your weekly income up to a minimum amount - what you'll get, apply, eligibility.

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.

Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki, UK Chargé d’Affaires to the UN, at the UN Security Council meeting on Syria.

• Updated: 13 February 2026