Taking your pension early

Early retirees are not qualified for a State Pension until they actually reach state pension age. For more about state pension age, check out this calculator.

If you want to find out how much you will receive upon entitlement, a State Pension Forecast is available from the Inland Revenue website, or from the Pension Forecasting Team:

The Pension Forecasting Team
The Pension Service
Room TB001
Tyneview Park
Whitly Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1BA
Telephone: 0845 3000 168 (8am to 8pm Mon-Fri)
TextPhone: 0845 3000 169
Website: http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/pensionforecast/

More information regarding the State Pension Forecast is available online at http://www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/pdf/br19lapril03.pdf.

Before going remember that you may be asked questions to verify your identity. You will also need to provide information about your background and have your identification documents ready.