UK State Pension Date Calculator
Enter your date of birth to get your UK State Pension age and the date it starts — straight from the Department for Work and Pensions' official timetable. Your exact birth date decides it, down to the month.
How it's calculated
Your birth date is matched against the DWP's State Pension age timetable — a month-by-month schedule. Your State Pension date is your birth date plus your State Pension age. The equalization of women's State Pension age completed in October 2020, so the timetable below applies to everyone.
Dates only — no pension amounts. State Pension age, explained.
Examples
Born 15 March 1975: State Pension age 67 years; State Pension date 15 March 2042 (Saturday).
The State Pension age timetable
The official DWP schedule this calculator uses (condensed to year bands):
| Born | State Pension age |
|---|---|
| On or before 5 April 1960 | 66 |
| 6 April 1960 – 5 March 1961 | 66, rising month by month to 67 |
| 6 March 1961 – 5 April 1977 | 67 |
| 6 April 1977 – 5 March 1978 | 67, rising month by month to 68 |
| On or after 6 March 1978 | 68 |
The rise 66→67 phases in across 2026–2028 and 67→68 across 2044–2046, month by month — the tool applies your exact birth date.
What the timetable doesn't say
- Contracted-out periods affect your pension amount, not your State Pension age or date — this tool covers the date only.
- National Insurance record: you need enough qualifying years to get the full pension; the date above assumes nothing about your record.
- Deferring: you can delay taking your State Pension past the date above — the date is when it becomes available, not a deadline.
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Related guides
Source: Department for Work and Pensions — State Pension age timetable
Frequently asked questions
Why does my exact birth date matter so much?
Because the timetable phases the rises in month by month. Two people born weeks apart in the transition windows can have State Pension ages months apart — the tool applies your precise date.
Is the State Pension age the same for men and women now?
Yes. Women's State Pension age was equalized with men's at 65 and then rose together — the equalization completed in October 2020. The timetable above applies to everyone.
Do I have to stop working on my State Pension date?
No — it's the date your State Pension becomes payable, not a retirement deadline. You can keep working, and you can even defer taking the pension.
What if I was contracted out?
Contracting out changes your pension amount, not your State Pension age or date. Your date above stands; the amount is between you and the DWP.
Could the timetable change again?
Parliament can change it — the timetable reflects current law as verified. If the law changes, the tool's data will be updated; check GOV.UK for the latest.