Retirement Age – Born in 1958

Last updated on July 25th, 2017

What is my retirement age if I was born in 1958?

Following an accelerated timetable for the equalisation and increase of retirement ages,  the age at which you can take your State pension has become a matter for confusion for a lot of people.

However, legislation has been set out to specify when people are able to retire (up to the age of 68). If you were born in 1958 (whether you are a man or a woman) then you will be able to claim your state pension benefits on your 66th birthday. In fact anyone born between 6 October 1954 and 5 April 1960 has a state pension age of 66.

Retirement in 2024

Therefore you will be able to retire in 2024.

If you were born before or after these dates then you will need to follow the links at the top of the page (and to the left) to check out when your retirement age will be. Or else you can type in your year of birth in the search bar and you should be able to find a specific page for your year of birth.

Reasons for Pension Age Increases

People are living much longer than they were in previous generations and this has put a strain on the affordability of funding a state pension age of 65 for everyone. But not only this, people are also much healthier and able (and often willing) to work for longer before retirement which means that the balance of funding the state pension and paying it out needs to shift slightly so that it is still affordable.

You will be notified that your state pension is due for payment approximately 3 months before your retirement date, but if you are not, or if you need further information about how much you will get, then check out this page.