Check your State Pension age

Check your State Pension age

Your State Pension age is the earliest age you can start receiving your State Pension. It may be different to the age you can get a workplace or personal pension.

Your State Pension age is worked out based on your gender and date of birth.

The State Pension age is under review and may change in the future.

Use this tool to check:

when you’ll reach State Pension ageyour Pension Credit qualifying agewhen you’ll be eligible for free bus travel

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Before you start

You can keep working after you reach State Pension age. ‘Default retirement age’ (a forced retirement age of 65) no longer exists.

Check your State Pension to calculate how much money you’ll get.

Last updated: 7 December 2018

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age/y