Wife and I have full state pension contributions but we get different weekly amounts - why??

fatwelshbuddha

badmemory said:

If you are looking to have equal income in retirement then your wife could defer taking her state pension for under a year & half.  That is 5.8% per annum.

yes - we understand that now, but it's a bit late as we have both been taking our state pension since eligibility.  

xylophone

yes - we understand that now, but it's a bit late as we have both been taking our state pension since eligibility.  

Your wife can "de-retire" after having taken the pension. She can do this just once.

https://www.watts-gregory.co.uk/uploads/literature/July2019/Your_state_pension.html

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-6515783/Can-stop-state-pension-payments-started.html

atush

I expect you had more Serps/S2P as you may have earned more PA than your wife