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Gov.uk - State Pension information

The basic State Pension

Part 1: Overview
Part 2: What you'll get
Part 3: Eligibility
Part 4: How to claim
Part 5: Further information

Part 1: Overview

The basic State Pension is a regular payment from the government that you can get when you reach State Pension age.

To get it you must have paid or been credited with National Insurance contributions.

The basic State Pension increases every year by whichever is the highest:

earnings - the average percentage growth in wages (in Great Britain)
prices - the percentage growth in prices in the UK as measured by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI)
2.5%

 
Sector:
Voluntary

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