How do I apply?
Get a State Pension forecast online
See if you can get an online State Pension forecast. This will tell you how much basic State Pension and additional State Pension you may get when you reach State Pension age.
Get an instant online pension forecast
You can also get a State Pension forecast in the following ways:
- print out an application form and post it
- call the Future Pension Centre on 0845 300 0168 and they will fill in the form with you over the phone; lines are open from 8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.00am to 1.00pm on Saturday; calls are charged at local rates; calls from mobile phones or cable networks may differ. If you have hearing or speech difficulties and have a textphone, call textphone 0845 3000 169
- write to the Future Pension Centre and ask for a forecast application form (BR19) and a return envelope at:
Future Pension Centre
The Pension Service
Tyneview Park
Whitley Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1BA
It will take an average of 12 working days to prepare your forecast from the date your application form is received.
The forecast application form is available in English and Welsh. If you do not speak English or Welsh we can arrange for an interpreter, through The Pension Service's telephone interpreting service, which is available straight away.
It is important that we can be sure of your identity when you make an application. We may need to ask you about your background and look at any official documents you have to support the information you give. You can have your forecast sent to you or someone else.
Use our State Pension age calculator to find out when you will be entitled to claim your State Pension.
Find out how changes might affect your State Pension
If you need more information, contact the Future Pension Centre (FPC)