{"id":59067,"date":"2025-04-29T02:46:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59067\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T02:46:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:46:10","slug":"people-born-on-these-dates-wont-get-state-pension-when-they-turn-66-personal-finance-finance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/59067\/","title":{"rendered":"People born on these dates won\u2019t get state pension when they turn 66 | Personal Finance | Finance"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is increasing the State Pension age<\/a> from 2026, but the change isn\u2019t happening overnight. It is being implemented gradually over the course of a year.<\/p>\n

In fact, everyone born between April 1960 and March 1961 will see the date at which they can claim the State Pension<\/a> delayed by between one and 11 months. Currently, the age at which you can claim<\/a> your State Pension<\/a> in the UK – for men and women – is 66. This age was implemented between December 2018 and October 2020, having increased from 65. However, a further age increase is due to be implemented again between 2026 and 2028, rising to 67 for both men and women.<\/p>\n

This change will be carried out in phases which will affect when people born between April 6, 1960, and March 5, 1961, can claim the State Pension<\/a>. Anyone born between these two dates will still receive their State Pension<\/a> at age 66, but they cannot claim it as soon as they TURN 66 – meaning you won\u2019t be able to get it on or immediately after your 66th birthday.<\/p>\n

The phased age increase to 67 means that people born between these dates will instead reach State Pension<\/a> age at 66 years and a specified number of months.<\/p>\n

The gradual increase means that some people will only be a month or two away from their 67th birthday by the time they can claim their State Pension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The DWP<\/a> has set out the following timetable for the increase in State Pension<\/a> age from 66 to 67, which will take place from 2026 to 2028:<\/p>\n