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Guys Marsh is a men’s prison near Shaftesbury in Dorset.

• Updated: 18 September 2025

• Updated: 15 January 2021

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.

• Eligibility

  You’ll be able to claim the new State Pension when you reach State Pension…

• What you'll get

  Your State Pension amount depends on your National Insurance record. Check…

• How to claim

  You will not get your new State Pension automatically - you have to claim…

• When you're paid

  After you’ve claimed your State Pension you’ll get a letter about your…

• How to increase your retirement income

  You can get advice from an independent financial adviser if you want more…

• Inheriting or increasing State Pension from a spouse or civil partner

  You might be able to inherit an extra payment on top of your new State…

• If you've lived or worked abroad

  If you’ve lived or worked in another country, this could affect your claim…

Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle

Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Keith on 13 January 2026.

• Updated: 5 March 2026

• Updated: 30 January 2025

Apply for a High Potential Individual (HPI) visa if you've been awarded a qualification by an eligible university in the last 5 years - eligibility, fees, documents, switch, bring your partner and children

• Updated: 6 March 2025

UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.

• Updated: 26 February 2026