7 April 2025, 14:41 | Updated: 7 April 2025, 15:18

By Heidi Karjalainen

In less than a year, the state pension age – the age from which you can claim your state pension – starts rising again.

It currently stands at 66 for both men and women, but between April 2026 and March 2028 it will start increasing to 67, affecting everyone born after 6 April 1960.

The state pension age matters. The full new state pension is currently worth just under £12,000 a year – an amount that makes a significant difference to most people’s retirement finances. As people approach retirement and are deciding how much to save, or how long to remain in work, knowing their state pension age is crucial.

Yet when people in their late 50s and early 60s are asked about their state pension age,

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