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The state pension age is the earliest date you can get your state pension but millions of people will now have to wait longer to claim

The state pension age is rising to 67 - with millions of retirees being impacted.

The state pension age is the earliest date you can claim your state pension. It is separate from any private or workplace pension you may have.

The state pension age for both men and women used to be 66 - but this is now increasing to 67. The rise started on April 6, 2026 and is being completed in stages.

The first people that have been impacted were those born between April 6, 1960 and May 5, 1960. The state pension people age for these people is 66 years and one month.

This means they will be able to claim their state pension in May or early June this year, instead of in April or early May.

Next, people born between May 6, 1960 and June 5, 1960, will be able to claim their state pension when they reach age 66 and two months.

This group will be able to claim their state pension in July or early August, instead of May or early June.

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 full new state pension is worth £241.30 a week and the old basic state pension is now £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.

The state pension rises every April in line with the triple lock.

The triple lock guarantees the state pension increases by whichever is highest out of earnings growth in between May to July, inflation in September, or 2.5%.

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