joint pension????

johnaka

next november I will receive my state pension.
it will be another 7 years before my wife will get hers.
on the old system you use to get a joint pension.
does this still apply to the new one or will my wife gets her own?

molerat

No such thing as a joint pension. You each will get your own based on your individual contribution records.

bigfreddiel

johnaka wrote: »

next november I will receive my state pension.
it will be another 7 years before my wife will get hers.
on the old system you use to get a joint pension.
does this still apply to the new one or will my wife gets her own?

I hope you realise your wife will not be getting her state pension at 60 years old.

I'm just saying this
S because you didn't know about joint pensions ending a while ago.

Cheers fj

McKneff

You could both contact the DWP and get pension forecasts.

atush

And if either of you have missing years, you can make plans to make this up/

xylophone

on the old system you use to get a joint pension.

No, it was possible for one to claim a Category B pension on the other's contribution record but each person received his/her own pension.

You and your wife both become eligible for state pension in the new scheme. See Scenario 3 page 15 - the New State Pension starts 6.4.2016.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/181235/derived-inherited-entitlement.pdf

You should each obtain a state pension statement.

https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-statement

johnaka

I know my wife wont get hers till she 66.
I've got my forecast so I'm ok.
just wanted to know if wife get her own or joint(yes she fully paid up on her qualifying years.)

thanks for the replies.