Retirement Age – Born in 1955

Last updated on July 25th, 2017

What is my retirement age if I was born in 1955?

If this is the year that you were born then you may be wondering at what age you can claim your state pension benefits. Changes to retirement ages have been equalised and increased for people born in the 50s and you are caught up in those changes.

The simple answer is that, even though when you were growing up you could expect to get your state pension at age 65 if you are a man or 60 if you are a woman, if you were born in 1955 then you can now claim your pension on your 66th birthday. This applies to both men and women who were born in 1955. Therefore you can retire in 2021.

 

How Much Will I Get?

There have also been changes to the amount of State pension that you will get and if you are unsure of how much that will be then check out our guide to how to check how much you will get and how to find out.

If you were born in a different year to 1955 then you can use the search feature on this website to search for your year of birth which should give you the information that you need about your retirement age. Otherwise you can check your retirement age by following our questionnaire.