State Pension forecast
What is it?
A State Pension forecast gives you in today's money values:
- an estimate of basic and additional State Pension you may get based on your National Insurance contributions so far
- an estimate of basic and additional State Pension you may get when you claim your State Pension
Can I get a forecast?
You can get a State Pension forecast by post or telephone if you:
- live in the UK and
- are more than 30 days away from State Pension age
You can get an online forecast if you:
- live in the UK and
- are more than four months away from State Pension age and
- are not widowed or someone whose civil partner has died.
Get a State Pension forecast online
See if you can get an online State Pension forecast. This will give you an estimate of how much basic State Pension and additional State Pension you may get when you reach State Pension age.
Get an instant online pension forecast
From 6 April 2020, the State Pension age for women will be 65, the same as for men. Women's State Pension age will start to change gradually from 2010.
This will not affect women born on or before 5 April 1950, who can still claim their State Pension at 60. Women born on or after 6 April 1955 will have a State Pension age of 65.
The State Pension age for both men and women is to increase from 65 to 68 between 2024 and 2046, with each change phased in over two consecutive years in each decade. The first increase, from 65 to 66, will be phased in between April 2024 and April 2026; the second, from 66 to 67, will be phased in between April 2034 and April 2036; and the third, from 67 to 68, between April 2044 and April 2046.
The State Pension age calculator will tell you the date you will reach State Pension age.