The state pension age for men and women is currently 66 – but it is set to rise to 67, starting from April 6, 2026
The state pension age is rising from today – in a move that will affect millions of future retirees.
The state pension age for men and women is currently 66 – but it is set to rise to 67, starting from April 6, 2026. The first people that will be impacted are those born between April 6, 1960 and May 5, 1960.
Anyone born between these dates will not be able to claim their state pension until they are aged 66 and one month.
The state pension age will gradually keep increasing by one month until it eventually reaches 67 – with the process set to be complete by April 2028.
There are plans for the state pension age to rise again to 68 between April 2044 and April 2046. This would affect people born from April 1977 onwards.
There have been calls to bring this forward, but a decision on this has been delayed.
The following timetable shows your date and birth and the age you will be when you can claim your state pension. It was published with the Pensions Act 2014.
- April 6, 1960 – May 5, 1960 – 66 years and 1 month
- May 6, 1960 – June 5, 1960 – 66 years and 2 months
- June 6, 1960 – July 5, 1960 – 66 years and 3 months
- July 6, 1960 – August 5, 1960 – 66 years and 4 months
- August 6, 1960 – September 5, 1960 – 66 years and 5 months
- September 6, 1960 – October 5, 1960 – 66 years and 6 months
- October 6, 1960 – November 5, 1960 – 66 years and 7 months
- November 6, 1960 – December 5, 1960 – 66 years and 8 months
- December 6, 1960 – January 5, 1961 – 66 years and 9 months
- January 6, 1961 – February 5, 1961 – 66 years and 10 months
- February 6, 1961 – March 5, 1961 – 66 years and 11 months
- March 6, 1961 – April 5, 1977
You can check your state pension age on GOV.UK by entering your date of birth.
How much is the state pension?
The state pension will increase by 4.8% from next week, in line with the triple lock.
The triple lock guarantees the state pension increases every April in line with whichever is the highest of earnings growth in between May to July, inflation in September, or 2.5%.
The full new state pension will increase from £230.25 to £241.30 a week and the old basic state pension will increase from £176.45 to £184.90 a week.
These are the full amounts of state pension that you can get. You may receive less than these amounts depending on your National Insurance record.
