State benefits

Your State Pension benefits

If you reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016, you will receive the new flat rate State Pension. This replaces the Basic State Pension and State Second Pension (S2P).

To qualify for for the full flat rate State Pension, you need to have paid or been credited with National Insurance contributions for 35 years.

To find out more, including how much you might receive, visit www.gov.uk/check-state-pension