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HOW MUCH STATE PENSION YOU WILL RECEIVE DEPENDS ON HOW MANY QUALIFYING YEARS YOU HAVE ACCRUED WITH REGARDS TO NATIONAL INSURANCE CONTRIBUTIONS 10:49, 02 Jun 2025 People born between two

specific dates are being urged to make an important State Pension check. The Department for Work and Pensions has shared a message explaining what you need to do. The State Pension is a

regular payment most people can claim from the DWP when they reach a certain age. The full rate of the new State Pension is £230.25 a week, although not everyone is entitled to this amount.

Men born before April 6, 1951, and women born before April 6, 1953, receive a basic State Pension, and this is £176.45 per week. In a new update on X, formerly Twitter, the DWP sent out an

alert to people aged 64 and 65. It said: "Born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961? Check your State Pension age today." An accompanying link takes people to the DWP's State

Pension age check tool. Not only can this be used to check when you'll reach State Pension age, but also to find out if and when you'll qualify for Pension Credit, and when

you'll be eligible for free bus travel, reports the Liverpool Echo. You can also check your State Pension forecast through the HMRC app. The State Pension age is currently 66 for both

men and women, but it will gradually rise to 67 for those born on or after April 1960, and it may go up again further down the line. Article continues below The State Pension age is expected

to rise to 68 before 2046. As well as needing to reach pension age in order to be eligible for the new State Pension, you'll also need 10 qualifying years on your National Insurance

record. A "qualifying year" is one in which you were paying National Insurance contributions while working, paying voluntary National Insurance contributions, or getting National

Insurance credits, for example if you were a parent or carer, ill or unemployed. According to the DWP, you may also qualify if you've lived or worked abroad, or paid reduced rate

National Insurance for married women. How much State Pension you will receive depends on how many qualifying years you have accrued. More details are below. ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW STATE PENSION

You’ll be able to claim the new State Pension when you reach State Pension age if you’re: * a man born on or after 6 April 1951 * a woman born on or after 6 April 1953 If you were born

before, these rules do not apply. Instead, you’ll get the basic State Pension. You may also get Additional State Pension. YOUR NATIONAL INSURANCE RECORD You’ll need 10 qualifying years on

your National Insurance record to get any new State Pension. A qualifying year is one in which you were: * working and made National Insurance contributions * getting National Insurance

credits for example if you were unemployed, ill or a parent or carer * paying voluntary National Insurance contributions Article continues below You might also qualify if you’ve lived or

worked abroad or paid reduced rate National Insurance for married women. The qualifying years on your National Insurance record affect how much State Pension you get. Check your State

Pension forecast to see what you might get when you reach State Pension age.