14 April 2026
For most people, the State Pension will form a significant part of their retirement income. You can find out how much you might receive using the Government's State Pension forecaster: www.gov.uk/check-state-pension
You may have heard about an error with the forecasting tool, which meant some people were told they did not need to make further National Insurance contributions to receive the full new State Pension, only to find at State Pension Age that they were short. HMRC applied a fix in February 2026, so you may wish to double-check your forecast, especially if you had any periods of contracted-out service before 2016.