However, while the state pension is regularly paid to UK citizens over a certain age – currently 66 years old – it is not awarded automatically. It's important to know that you need to claim it.

This means they cannot claim Pension Credit or pension age Housing Benefit until they are both State Pension age. Before this DWP change, a mixed age couple could be eligible to claim the more ...

The consumer champion also explained that if you have already reached State Pension age, you may still be able to make a backdated claim if you looked after grandchildren at any point since 2011 ...

Check out the UK Government's handy state pension age calculator and see when you will be able to claim yours.

The Government has confirmed it is going ahead with plans to let parents fix holes in their state pension records if they didn't claim child benefit. Details of how people can apply for the new ...

Men born on or after April 6, 1951, and women born on or after April 6, 1953, are eligible to claim the new State Pension once you reach State Pension age, which is currently 66. People claiming ...

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Why are pensioners sent letters? To inform pensioners how much their state pension entitlements are increasing To help pensioners claim pension credit, which can top up a pensioner's income When ...

She also explained that once your State Pension has been awarded to you, it cannot be taken away, so if you were divorced when you came to claim your State Pension and entitled to 100 per cent ...

This makes it the most claimed-for health condition by those over the State Pension age. According to DWP figures, more than 494,000 people claim the benefit of either £72.65 or £108.55 for ...

The forthcoming review in 2029 could take into account this stagnation, potentially softening the pace at which the pension age rises. Currently, the age at which one can claim the state pension ...

The consumer champion also explained that if you have already reached State Pension age, you may still be able to make a backdated claim if you looked after grandchildren at any point since 2011 and ...