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  • Check your State Pension forecast

    Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it

  • Pension Credit

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

    • Overview

      Pension Credit gives you extra money to help with your living costs if…

    • Eligibility

      You must live in England, Scotland or Wales and have reached State Pension…

    • What you'll get

      Pension Credit tops up: your weekly income to £227.10 if you’re single…

    • How to claim

      Before you apply for Pension Credit, check if you’re eligible. When you…

    • Report a change of circumstances

      You need to report changes to you and your partner’s personal and…

  • The new State Pension

    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.

  • Apply for an older person's bus pass

    Some older people can get free travel on local buses - contact your council to check your eligibility and apply for a bus pass

  • Contact the Pension Service

    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 calculator

    Get an estimate of how much Pension Credit you may be entitled to

  • Contracted out of the Additional State Pension

    Check if you were contracted out of the Additional State Pension and what it means for your State Pension

  • Voluntary National Insurance

    National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.

  • The basic State Pension

    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.

  • Winter Fuel Payment

    Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility

  • National Insurance credits

    Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.

  • Carer's Credit

    Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim

  • Defer (delay) your State Pension

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

  • International Pension Centre

    International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad

  • Additional State Pension

    Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.

  • State Pension if you retire abroad

    How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre

  • Plan your retirement income: step by step

    Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age

    • From: Department for Work and Pensions and 1 others
  • Contact the Future Pension Centre

    Future Pension Centre contact details - for pension forecasts, statements, advice and enquiries.

  • Home Responsibilities Protection

    Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension: National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.

  • Over 80 pension

    If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £105.70 a week in 2025 to 2026 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953