What is my State Pension likely to be?

If you want to know how much State Pension you may get when you retire, you can contact the Retirement Pension Forecasting Team (RPFT) on 0845 3000 168. If you have speech or hearing difficulties, a textphone service is available on 0845 3000 169. The RPFT will fill in a forecast application form for you over the phone. Or, you can write to RPFT, The Pension Service, Tyneview Park, Whitley Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1BA for a forecast form (BR19) and a return envelope.

A guide to State Pensions (NP46) gives you more information about state pensions, including details about how Home Responsibilities Protection works. It is a detailed technical guide which is mainly used by pensions advisers, but which members of the public often find useful as well. You can get this guide from your nearest social security office, pension centre or Jobcentre (details are in your phone book). You can see a copy of this guide in the resource centre on The Pension Service website at www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/retired

You can contact Carers UK (formerly the Carers’ National Association) on their freephone number 0808 808 7777. The line is open from 10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 4pm Monday to Friday. You can also write to them at 20–25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JT. Or you can visit their website at www.carersonline.org.uk

Pensioners’ guide tells you about the range of help and advice available to pensioners through central and local government. You can get a copy by calling 0845 6 065 065. The line is open from 7am to 11pm every day. If you have speech or hearing difficulties, a textphone service is available on 0845 6 064 064. The Pensioners’ guide is available in Welsh (PG2), on audio cassette and in Braille. Or you can visit the website at www.thepensionservice.gov.uk/retired

Pension Credit – Pick it up. It’s yours (PC1L)
This leaflet gives you more information about Pension Credit to help you decide whether you might qualify, how much you could get and how to apply. You can get this leaflet by calling 0845 6 065 065. The line is open from 7am to 11pm every day. If you have speech or hearing difficulties, a textphone service is available on 0845 6 064 064. This leaflet is also available on the resource centre of our website at www.thepensionservice.gov.uk

If you are 60 or over, you can apply for Pension Credit by calling the freephone line on 0800 99 1234. The line is open from 8am to 8pm Monday to Friday, and from 9am to 1pm on Saturday. If you have speech or hearing difficulties, a textphone service is available on 0800 169 0133.