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State Pension Overview
1 State Pension Overview
If you’re:
- a man born before 6 April 1951
- a woman born before 6 April 1953
You will receive the Basic State Pension of up to £169.50 per week
If you were born on or after the dates above see the guide to claiming the New State Pension instead.
The full level of the New State Pension is £221.20 a week in the 2024/25 tax year, which produces an annual income of £11,502.40.
If you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2018:
The basic State Pension is a regular payment from the government that you can get if you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2018. To get it you must have paid or been credited with National Insurance contributions. The most you can currently get is £169.50 per week. You might also be eligible for Pension Tax Relief. The basic State Pension increases every year by whichever is the highest of the following:
- earnings – the average percentage growth in wages (in Great Britain)
- prices – the percentage growth in prices in the UK as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
- 2.5%
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