Married Couple State Pension - Younger Wife

Billnorthumberland

Hi everyone,

My wife wouldn't be 60 when I retire and draw my state pension, do we get a higher married couple pension for the preiod up to her 60th birthday or will we only receive my pension. Also as she's entitled to a full state pension when will this start.

Kind regards,

Bill & Maureen

CLAPTON

you will get a pension for yourself only

she will get her pension depending upon her date of birth

anmarj

you can no longer claim an adult dependent increase for her either as this was abolished as from tuesday

if you go to the direct gov website, there is a state pension calcualtor which will tell you when she can claim her state pension as the age for women is rising to 65 for any woman born after 6/4/1950, and then from 2046 it is rising to 68 in stages for all