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Easy guides to the new State Pension

State Pension guides
The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has created some handy online guides on the new State Pension.
    

In these 3 simple, new guides from the Department of Work & Pensions, your members can quickly learn all about who gets the new State Pension, how they can apply, and how it works. Read them all here:  Easy read: new State Pension.
 

Here’s an overview on each of the guides below, with links to each.
 

Introduction to the new State Pension

In this guide, your members can learn the basics about the new State Pension and whether they might be able to get it.
 

They can also find out about other types of pensions (private and workplace) and discover the differences between basic State Pension and new State Pension.
 

Members can also do a State Pension Forecast to see if they qualify and if so, how much they might get when they reach State Pension age.
 

How to apply for new State Pension

Here, your members can find out exactly how, when and where they should apply for the new State Pension.
  

How the DWP pays new State Pension

This third part to the guide explains how the new State Pension amount is worked out and how it is paid.
 

For more information on new State Pension, go to www.gov.uk/new-state-pension.
 

For help to plan your retirement, go to www.gov.uk/plan-for-retirement