Pension age
State Pension age calculator: the day your pension can start
One date of birth gives the date, the age in years and months, and the dates that follow from it.
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State Pension age is 66 for anyone born between 6 October 1954 and 5 April 1960. It is now rising to 67: people born from 6 April 1960 reach it at 66 plus one month, then two, then three, one extra month for each month of birth, until everyone born on or after 6 March 1961 reaches it at 67. Under the Pensions Act 2007 it then rises from 67 to 68 between 2044 and 2046 for those born from 6 April 1977, although that timetable is under review and could change before it takes effect. The age is the same for men and women. Someone born on 31 July 1960 reaches it on 30 November 2026, at 66 years and 4 months; someone born on 20 March 1961 on 20 March 2028. Your State Pension does not start automatically: you claim it, or defer it to get more later.
You reach State Pension age on
15 March 2027
State Pension age: 66 years and 6 months
| Age on that day | 66 years 6 months |
| Time from today | 0 years 5 months |
| Pension Credit: you can apply from | 15 November 2026 |
| Winter Fuel Payment 2026 to 2027 | Not this winter |
Under current law. The rise from 67 to 68 (2044 to 2046) is under review and could move. People born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961 reach State Pension age at 66 plus a number of months.
The phased rise to 67
| Date of birth | State Pension age |
|---|---|
| 6 April 1960 to 5 May 1960 | 66 years and 1 month |
| 6 May 1960 to 5 June 1960 | 66 years and 2 months |
| 6 June 1960 to 5 July 1960 | 66 years and 3 months |
| 6 July 1960 to 5 August 1960 | 66 years and 4 months |
| 6 August 1960 to 5 September 1960 | 66 years and 5 months |
| 6 September 1960 to 5 October 1960 | 66 years and 6 months |
| 6 October 1960 to 5 November 1960 | 66 years and 7 months |
| 6 November 1960 to 5 December 1960 | 66 years and 8 months |
| 6 December 1960 to 5 January 1961 | 66 years and 9 months |
| 6 January 1961 to 5 February 1961 | 66 years and 10 months |
| 6 February 1961 to 5 March 1961 | 66 years and 11 months |
| 6 March 1961 to 5 April 1977 | 67 |
What depends on the date
State Pension age is the first day you can claim the State Pension and the age at which Universal Credit stops being available to a single person, who then claims Pension Credit instead. You can apply for Pension Credit up to 4 months before. PIP cannot be newly claimed after it; Attendance Allowance takes over. The Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2026 to 2027 is based on being born on or before 27 June 1960, which is the age reached by the qualifying week, so some people get it shortly before their own pension starts.
The calculator follows the DWP State Pension age timetable and reproduces its worked examples. To see how much you will get, run the State Pension amount calculator with the qualifying years from your GOV.UK forecast.