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Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
A pension is a way to save money for later in your life. You may be able…
You can pay into as many pension schemes as you want. It depends on how…
Workplace pensions and personal or stakeholder pensions are a way of…
The pension you get from the government (‘State Pension’) is based on your…
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Find out how much State Pension you could get (your forecast), when you could get it and how you could increase it
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Work out your State Pension age and Pension Credit qualifying age
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
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.
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.
The Pension Calculator estimates your potential retirement income and helps you plan how much to save to reach your financial goals for retirement.
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
Work out how much annual allowance you get for your pension savings for 2016 to 2017 and each later tax year.
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