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New State Pension: handouts

These handouts help explain the new State Pension – including how to increase it and how National Insurance credits might help.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 15 October 2015
• Last updated: 23 June 2016 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 8 September 2017

We published this information to help explain the introduction of the new State Pension from 6 April 2016.

Documents

New State Pension myth busting

HTML

New State Pension myth busting (PDF not available)

PDF, 69.4 KB, 1 page

Four ways to increase your new State Pension

HTML

Four ways to increase your new State Pension

PDF, 170 KB, 2 pages

Five National Insurance credits that might apply to you

HTML

Five National Insurance credits that might apply to you

PDF, 260 KB, 2 pages

Details

The new State Pension won’t be the same amount for everyone. What you can claim will usually be based on your National Insurance record when you reach State Pension age.

Published 15 October 2015
Last updated 23 June 2016 + show all updates

1. 23 June 2016

   Removed information from the HTML myths handout about amounts under the old and new systems to avoid confusion (new PDF available soon).

2. 7 April 2016

   Updated '4 ways to increase your new State Pension' following the April 2016 changes.

3. 5 April 2016

   Added handout about new State Pension myth busting.

4. 29 February 2016

   Published updated attachments for 'Four ways to increase your new State Pension' – age for getting a statement changed from 55 or over to 50 or over.

5. 15 October 2015

   First published.