State Pension Age – Born Before 6th April 1977
Last updated on March 1st, 2024
Part 2 of the questions of how to work out your State Pension Age. You can go back to the beginning of the questionnaire here if you have just jumped into this post by mistake or have made an error. State pension ages have been increased and equalised between men and women but the increases are quite complex for people born in between certain dates so we have split these up so that you can easily see what your retirement age will be.
- Were you born between 6 December 1953 and 5 October 1954 (inclusive)?
If the answer is yes, then go to this page. (Note that you should already have claimed your state pension as you have passed State pension Age)
If the answer is no then answer the following question:
- Were you born between 6 October 1954 and 5 April 1960 (inclusive)?
If the answer is yes, then your retirement age is your 66th birthday – further info here.
If the answer is no then answer the following question:
- Were you born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961 (inclusive)?
If the answer is yes, then go to this page.
If the answer is no, then answer the following question:
- Were you born between 6 March 1961 and 5 April 1977?
If the answer is yes then your state pension age is your 67th birthday.
In July 2017 John Cridland’s report advised that the increase in retirement age from 67 to 68 should be brought forward, so that it applies to those born in 1970-71 rather than those born in 1977-78. However, legislation was never passed for this. The 2023 review recommended that this was put back by 4 years which would mean that anyone born up to 1974 would still have a retirement age of 67. We will await to see which changes are legislated.
Anyone born on or after 6 April 1978, will have a retirement age of 68 although this may be brought forward. Those born after 1981 may have their pension age increased further.
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.