The over 80 pension ... impact the amount of other benefits you can receive. Typically, a Retirement Pension claim form is dispatched four months before you reach state pension age.

The New State Pension ... The amount one receives from this contributory benefit hinges on the number of National Insurance years accumulated before reaching the current retirement age of 66 ...

The amount anyone can claim depends on their National Insurance contribution years before hitting the retirement age of 66, with at least 10 years needed to be eligible for any State Pension payment.

A personal finance expert said claiming is a straightforward process, and the rules are more generous than you might think ...

Other rumours centre on whether State Pension age will need to rise further or ... State Pension last year were getting the full weekly amount - and around 150,000 were on less than £100 per ...

you must be of State Pension age (currently 66). Your weekly income should be less than the minimum amount the UK Government deems necessary for living. This minimum is set at £218.15 for single ...

Personal finance expert Fiona Peake says Pension Credit is a 'game-changer' that potentially unlocks £10,000 in extra ...

To qualify for the new full state pension, which currently stands at £221.20 weekly, typically 35 years of complete NI contributions are required and 30 years for receiving the basic amount ...

The same ONS table as the 1948 data goes as far back as 1911, just two years after the introduction of the first state pension. This was paid at the age of 70. There were 23,929,000 people aged ...