Topping up your State Pension: Everything you ever wanted to know

If you want to see if you could boost your State Pension so you have more money in retirement, the guide below is for you.

We think you’ll find this guide useful if you:

• reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016 and want 
to see if you could top-up your State Pension – whether you already get the full State Pension of £119.30 a week or not, or 


• reach State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016 and want to know if it’s worthwhile paying a lump sum to increase your State Pension.