Early retirement, your pension and benefits
Benefits
The amount of money you get from any income-related benefits could be affected if you take your pension early, such as money you get from:
- Housing Benefit
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Pension Credit
- Universal Credit
Benefits if you retire early because of ill health
If you retire early because of ill health you may be entitled to other benefits. Use a benefits calculator to check.
Get help
If you want to know more about how taking early retirement can affect your benefits, you can get help from: