State Pension

Calculating State Pension, Pension Credit, eligibility, claiming and deferring

Services

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

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

  • 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.

  • Contact the Pension Service about State Pension eligibility, claims, payments and complaints, and to update your details (such as your address or bank details)

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

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations