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State Pension
Boost your State Pension
If you're a woman and are retired or approaching retirement, you could increase your State Pension by buying voluntary National Insurance contributions for years between 1996 and 2002
Understanding the basic State Pension (money, tax and benefits section)
Everything you need to know about the basic State Pension – what it is, who qualifies and how to claim it
Understanding the additional State Pension (money, tax and benefits section)
The rules for obtaining, claiming or inheriting the additional State Pension and how it relates to SERPS
Taking up your State Pension later
You can put off claiming your State Pension when you reach State Pension age
Changes to pensions (money, tax and benefits section)
Find out about changes to the State Pension and how you qualify for it
Changes to the State Pension age (money, tax and benefits section)
Learn about the changes to the State Pension age, when you can claim and how to get more by claiming later
Get a State Pension forecast (money, tax and benefits section)
Find out how much State Pension you can expect to receive in retirement
State Pension for Britons living abroad (money, tax and benefits section)
How to claim a UK State Pension if you live, or are planning to live, abroad
What happens to your State Pension when you die? (money, tax and benefits section)
Find out what happens to your State Pension when you die, and if your next of kin can inherit any of your pension rights
Benefits in retirement
Find out about financial support you can get in addition to your State Pension
The Over 80 Pension (money, tax and benefits section)
The Over 80 Pension is a State Pension for people aged 80 or over who have little or no State Pension
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