Retirement Age – Born in 1957

Last updated on July 25th, 2017

When Can I Retire if I was Born in 1957?

If you are a man or a woman who was born in 1957 then you may be wondering what is your retirement age. And by retirement age we mean what is the age at which you can draw your UK State pension?

There have been many changes to the state pension age in recent years, defining when is the earliest that you can collect your state pension benefits. So if you were born in 1957 then your state pension age is your 66th birthday. So you can retire in 2023.

Claiming Your State Pension

If you need more information on how to claim your state pension (it doesn’t just get paid to you automatically, although you should get notified about it beforehand), or else if you want to get a forecast of what you might receive in terms of state pension benefits then check out this page.

The amount of state pension you get depends to some extent on how much National Insurance you have paid and also whether you have been contracted out of the state pension scheme so it is worth checking what kind of money you can expect so that you can plan for your retirement.

If you were born earlier than 1954 then you need to check out our pages that work out your retirement age here, as your state pension age may be different if you are a man or a woman, but for those born in 1957 it doesn’t matter if you are male or female, your retirement age has been equalised at this point at your 66th birthday.

Obviously in terms of personal pensions and company pensions you do not need to wait until your 66th birthday as access to those benefits will depend on the retirement age of any company scheme and the minimum early retirement age for personal pensions (currently age 55).