{"id":208848,"date":"2025-10-12T23:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/208848\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T23:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T23:06:09","slug":"state-pension-age-will-rise-in-2026-for-people-born-in-these-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/208848\/","title":{"rendered":"State Pension age will rise in 2026 for people born in these years"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2044 and 2046, the State Pension will rise once more\"ManIn 2026, the State Pension age will rise from 66 to 67(Image: inyourArea)<\/p>\n

In 2026, the State Pension age will rise from 66 to 67, with the Conservative Party<\/a> government first announcing these plans a decade ago.<\/p>\n

The age rise will be phased in and fully completed by 2028, when all men and women will see the change to 67.<\/p>\n

It is not the only rise planned, as the State Pension age will be shifted in 2044 and 2046 from 67 to 68.<\/p>\n

Read more: DWP issues warning over Winter Fuel Payment texts being sent to pensioners<\/a><\/p>\n

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP<\/a>) said a letter will be sent out to everyone that will be impacted by the changes next year.<\/p>\n

This will be for people born between March 6, 1961, and April 5, 1977, as they will be eligible to claim the State Pension once they turn 67.<\/p>\n

Policy in Practice\u2019s latest report warns Pension Credit is being underclaimed by state pensioners nationwide.<\/p>\n

The report suggests as many as 761,000 people could be eligible to claim Pension Credit in the UK but aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n

It warns: \u201cFour in 10 pensioners eligible for Pension Credit aren\u2019t claiming it, missing out on over \u00a32,000 a year. This affects their financial wellbeing, worsens health outcomes and deepens inequality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Money Saving Expert, the site founded by BBC<\/a> and ITV<\/a> star Martin Lewis, said: “It takes minutes to check if you qualify, so don’t stall, just call. The exact rules of who can get Pension Credit are complex, so we have a simple rule of thumb for those of state pension age (currently 66 or older):<\/p>\n

“If your total income is under \u00a3230 a week (\u00a3350 for a couple who are both pensioners), you’re likely to get pension credit, as this is the level of the full state pension it is designed to top up.<\/p>\n

“If your total income is under \u00a3245 a week (\u00a3365 for a couple who are both pensioners), there’s a chance you will get pension credit, it depends on circumstances.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s a higher threshold if you claim certain disability benefits or have caring responsibilities, so if this is you it\u2019s worth checking.<\/p>\n

“Pension Credit is also has a superpower… it’s a gateway to FREE TV licences and MUCH MORE.<\/p>\n

“If you claim the main part of Pension Credit, you can get discounts on other bills, such as a council tax reduction (worth about \u00a31,000 a year typically), and the Warm Home Discount (worth \u00a3150 a year). It’s NOT automatic so you MUST claim.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 2044 and 2046, the State Pension will rise once moreIn 2026, the State Pension age will rise…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":208849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[64,63,99,186,1794,184,185],"class_list":{"0":"post-208848","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-finance","12":"tag-pension","13":"tag-personal-finance","14":"tag-personalfinance"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=208848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/208849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}