State Pension
What the State Pension pays, when you can claim it, and how your National Insurance record decides your amount.
How much is the State Pension in 2026/27?Full and basic rates for 2026/27, how your NI years change the amount, and the tax catch.
State Pension age is rising to 67: check your dateThe month-by-month table for people born from April 1960, with worked examples.
Should you pay voluntary National Insurance contributions?What a year costs, how fast it pays back, and the cases where it is wasted money.