State Pension Age – Born 1960-61

Last updated on July 25th, 2017

If you were born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961 then you are caught in between the point where retirement age increases from 66 to 67. This time instead of specifying the date on which you retire, retirement age is specified in years and months. The dates and ages are as follows:

Born in 1960

If you were born between 1 January and 5 April 1960 then your retirement age is your 66th birthday so that one is not too complicated. However, if you were born after 5th April 1960 then check out the chart below to work out your retirement age:

Born between 6 April and 5 May 1960 –  Retirement age is 66 years and 1 month
Born between 6 May and 5 June 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 2 months
Born between 6 June and 5 July 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 3 months
Born between 6 July and 5 August 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 4 months (If you were born on 31 July then your retirement date is 30 November 2026)
Born between 6 August and 5 September 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 5 months
Born between 6 September and 5 October 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 6 months
Born between 6 October and 5 November 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 7 months
Born between 6 November and 5 December 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 8 months
Born between 6 December and 31 December 1960 – Retirement age is 66 years and 9 months (If you were born on 31 December then your retirement date is 30th September 2027)

Born in 1961

Born between 1 January and 5 January 1961 – Retirement age is 66 years and 9 months
Born between 6 January and 5 February 1961 – Retirement age is 66 years and 10 months (If you were born on 31st January then your retirement date is 30th November 2027)
Born between 6 February and 5 March 1961 – Retirement age is 66 years and 11 months

If you were born after 6 March 1961 then your retirement age is 67.

 This page is part of a series of questions for you to find out your retirement age – if you have come across it in a search and it is not the right page for you then you can go back to the beginning of the questionnaire by clicking here.

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