State Pension (United Kingdom)

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The State Pension is a regular payment made by the UK government to people who have reached State Pension age. It is one part of the pension system in the United Kingdom, alongside workplace and personal pensions. Entitlement depends on a person's National Insurance contribution record rather than on their income or savings, and the amount paid depends mainly on when they reached State Pension age and how many qualifying years they have. Which rules apply depends on when a person reached State Pension age. People who reached it on or after 6 April 2016 receive the new State Pension, a single flat-rate amount introduced by the Pensions Act 2014. For 2026–27 the full rate is £241.30 a week. At least ten qualifying years are normally needed to receive anything and 35 to receive the full rate. People who reached State Pension age before that date remain on the pre-2016 scheme, which closed to new pensioners in April 2016 and consists of a flat-rate basic State Pension (£184.90 a week for 2026...

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