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State Pension Deferral Calculator

If you defer your State Pension you get a higher weekly amount — currently 1% extra for every 9 weeks deferred. But you need to live long enough to recoup the missed payments. Calculate your break-even point here.

The State Pension for 2025/26 is £230.25/week (full new State Pension). This tool works for the new State Pension (men born after 6 April 1951, women after 6 April 1953).

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Check your forecast at GOV.UK →. Full new SP: £230.25/week (2025/26)

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SPA is currently 66 (rising to 67 between 2026–2028, then 68 from 2044–2046).

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If you live in a country without a reciprocal agreement (incl. Australia, Canada, India), your pension is frozen at the amount you first claimed.

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UK average: men 79, women 83. ONS projections higher. Adjust for health.

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