About RetirementDateCalc
RetirementDateCalc answers one question — when — and nothing else. Every tool on this site computes retirement dates: not savings, not investments, not benefit amounts. Dates only.
What this site covers
Retirement dates under official rules: US Social Security and FERS, UK State Pension, Indian central and state government service, NPS, Canada, Australia, Pakistan — plus general calculators for any birth date, age, service pattern or couple. If a rule can't be verified from an official source, it isn't published.
About the author
Ian Welkins owns and maintains RetirementDateCalc.
How the tools are built
- Rules are researched from official sources only — each rule is verified against the official publication and recorded with a retrieval date.
- Calculations are tested before any change — the date engine carries automated test cases, and every worked example on the site is generated by the engine at build time, never hand-typed.
- Everything runs in your browser — calculator inputs are never sent anywhere, stored, or passed to analytics.
- Errors are corrected — report an error and it's reviewed and fixed; the editorial policy describes the process.