Two ways to boost State Pension payments before and after you retire

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petition launched earlier this month calling on the UK Government to lower the State Pension age back to 60 for both men and women to "free up jobs for young people" post-pandemic has gained momentum online. The petition, ‘Move the State Pension age back to 60 for both men and women’, on the official Parliament website, says this should be reconsidered, "with immediate/imminent effect", and has, at the time of writing, already gathered more than 57,250 signatures from supporters.

Planning for your retirement can never start too early and the amount of State Pension people will receive depends on how long they have been making National Insurance (NI) contributions towards it. The qualifying age for State Pension is now 66 for both men and women across the UK, although you will be able to claim the 'new' State Pension if you are a man born on or after April 6,1951 or a woman born on or after April 6, 1953.

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State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots and for some, it is their only source of income during their retirement years. This regular payment is delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credi t, but are not claiming the benefit. Pension Credit can help top-up retirement income, even if someone already receives a pension or has another source of regular payments.

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