All (104) Articles (92) Tools (3) Blogs (9) Filter by topics Clear all Pensions and retirement Benefits Blogs Family and care Work Selected filters Page 1 of 11 Sort by Relevance Most recent Most popular Article State Pension: how it works The State Pension is regular money you can claim from the government to help when you retire. Find out how much State Pension you’ll get, the age you can claim... Topic State Pension Your State Pension is based on how many years you’ve made National Insurance contributions. Use our guides and tools to learn more, including: how... Article How to calculate your estimated pension and retirement income It’s a good idea to regularly check how much retirement income you’re on track to get and consider ways to boost it if you need to. Here’s what you need to know. Article Child Benefit and the State Pension Did you know that claiming Child Benefit could mean you get more State Pension? Retirement might be the last thing on your mind when you’re looking after a new... Article Increase your State Pension with voluntary National Insurance contributions You usually need 35 qualifying years of National Insurance (NI) contributions to get the full State Pension. If you do not have enough, you can pay to fill gaps... Article Increase your State Pension by deferring your claim If you decide not to claim your State Pension when you reach State Pension age, you can usually increase the amount you’re entitled to. You do not have to let... Tool Workplace pension contribution calculator If you’re an employee you’ve probably been automatically enrolled into a pension by your employer. Use our workplace pension contribution calculator to... Article Find out your pension type Use our free tool to check what type of pension you have, so you can understand how it works and your options. Topic Take your pension Learn when and how you can take money from your pension with our guides, tools and free Pension Wise appointments. We explain all you need to know, including: your... Article How to claim benefits or State Pension without a bank account If you can’t get a bank or building society account, you’ll be sent a payment card or voucher code instead. This lets you access benefit or State Pension... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next