{"id":407297,"date":"2025-09-08T07:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/407297\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T07:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:55:13","slug":"dwp-paying-105-a-week-extra-to-state-pensioners-born-in-certain-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/407297\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP paying \u00a3105 a week extra to state pensioners born in certain years"},"content":{"rendered":"

DWP pays an ‘over 80 pension’ for retirees aged 80 and over who get either a basic State Pension of \u00a3105.70 per week, or no basic State Pension.\"DWPDWP paying \u00a3105 a week extra to state pensioners born in certain years<\/p>\n

The Department for Work and Pensions pays up to \u00a3105.70 extra per week to state pensioners born in certain years.<\/a> The DWP pays an ‘over 80 pension’ for retirees aged 80 and over who get either a basic State Pension of \u00a3105.70 per week, or no basic State Pension.<\/p>\n

You can claim your State Pension online, by phone or by post. If you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016, you need to claim the basic State Pension instead.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re over 80, you might also be able to make a claim for the over 80 pension. If you want to claim on someone else\u2019s behalf, you must be able to manage their claim.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The over 80 pension is a State Pension for people aged 80 or over. To be eligible you must get either a basic State Pension of less than \u00a3105.70 a week, or no basic State Pension at all. It can give you \u00a3105.70 a week in the 2025 to 2026 tax year.<\/p>\n

What you get depends on how much basic State Pension you get, if any. If you do not get the basic State Pension or you get less than \u00a3105.70 a week, you could get the difference paid up to this amount.<\/p>\n

For example, you\u2019re 80 years old and you get \u00a343 a week basic State Pension, your basic State Pension may be topped up by \u00a362.70 to \u00a3105.70 a week.<\/p>\n

You can claim the over 80 pension if all of the following apply:<\/p>\n