The age at which a person can start receiving the State Pension depends on their date of birth, as well as their gender, in the UK.
- Men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953 are eligible for the basic State Pension once they reach their State Pension age.
- Men born on or after 6 April 1951 and women born on or after 6 April 1953 are eligible for the new State Pension, introduced in April 2016.
- The State Pension age is currently around 66 but is set to increase to 67 between 2026 and 2028.
To get any State Pension, you need to have a minimum number of qualifying years of National Insurance contributions:
- At least 10 qualifying years are needed to get any new State Pension.
- For the full new State Pension, you usually need 35 qualifying years.
- If you have fewer than 10 years, you won’t get any State Pension.
- If between 10 and 35 years, the amount you receive is proportional to your contributions.
The exact age to start receiving depends on your birth date and can be checked using the UK government’s State Pension age calculator. Generally, you will receive the pension starting at your specific State Pension age once you've reached the required number of qualifying years through National Insurance contributions. If you want to know exactly when you will receive your State Pension based on your birth date, you should check the official UK government resource where you can input your birth date, or give me your birth date and I can provide more specific information. Is there a particular birth date or scenario you want to check for when you can get the State Pension?
