Sir Steve Webb, a former pensions minister who is now a partner at pension consultants LCP (Lane Clark & Peacock) said: “For ...

Pensioners born after 1951 could receive an additional £666 to their regular payments, the Department for Work and Pensions ...

or when you were in receipt of Child Benefit in your name. You can check out how much you will get by going to the DWP State Pension website. You can see how many complete years of National ...

The amount of State Pension someone receives at retirement age is determined by the number of National Insurance (NI) years ...

First, you should get a state pension forecast, which will tell you how much you are in line to receive. If you have any gaps in your national insurance record, then check to see if you qualified ...

THE deadline is fast approaching for millions of savers to boost their state pension.  Those seeking to lift their retirement ...

Your State Pension age is the same as your Pension Credit qualifying age unless you are a man born before December 6, 1953. You can check your State Pension age and whether you can start claiming ...

If you have gaps, you can top up your record by paying in voluntary National Insurance contributions. To get the old, full basic state pension, you will need 30 years of contributions or credits.

To forecast your future State Pension payments ... their new payment rates and encouraging older people to check their eligibility for Pension Credit. Regarding tax and the State Pension, the ...

You can check out how much you will get by going to the DWP State Pension website. You can see how many complete years of National Insurance contributions you have made and a forecast of how much you ...