Guidance

Your State Pension statement explained

If you get a State Pension statement, we send you one of these leaflets with it.

Documents

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-755-2, DWP042 04/16

PDF, 260 KB, 37 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-756-9, DWP042W 04/16

PDF, 314 KB, 37 pages

Read more about the State Pension and how much you might get.

Published 3 April 2013
Last updated 25 April 2016 + show all updates

25 April 2016
Added Welsh version.
6 April 2016
Published updated version of 'Your State Pension statement explained' (DWP042) effective from 6 April 2016.
11 March 2016
Published updated version of leaflet DWP042 'Your State Pension statement explained', including more information about the Contracted Out Pension Equivalent (COPE).
11 December 2015
Replaced DWP040B and DWP040BW with updated versions. Changes include information for people who have lived and worked in the Isle of Man.
12 November 2015
Added DWP042 – for people 55 or over who were born on or after 6 April 1951 (men) or 6 April 1953 (women).
17 August 2015
Removed references to alternative arrangements in Northern Ireland from the leaflets. These leaflets cover Northern Ireland.
6 August 2015
Replaced English versions of DWP040 and 40b - removed references to Northern Ireland.
27 April 2015
Replaced all leaflets with the April 2015 versions.
12 November 2014
Replaced all leaflets with revised versions.
6 June 2014
Added new leaflets (DWP040B and DWP040BW) and revised versions of DWP040 and DWP040W, showing changes to State Pension.
19 May 2014
Replaced leaflets with revised versions - changes for existing State Pension for people reaching State Pension age before 6 April 2016 and the new State Pension for people reaching State Pension age on of after 6 April 2016.
3 April 2013
First published.