If you're a woman and are retired or approaching retirement, you could increase your State Pension by buying voluntary National Insurance contributions for the years between 1996 and 2002. The address to contact for enquiries is:
Retirement Deficiency Notices Project, Floor 6, Windsor House, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7UEEverything you need to know about the basic State Pension – what it is, who qualifies and how to claim it
The rules for obtaining, claiming or inheriting the Additional State Pension and how it relates to SERPS
Information about getting Pension Credit if you're aged 60 or over
Information about claiming the Over 80 Pension if you're aged 80 or over with little or no State Pension
Find out now how much State Pension you can expect to receive on retirement
Learn about the changes to the State Pension age, when you can claim and how to get more by claiming later
How to claim a UK State Pension if you live, or are planning to live, abroad
Find out about changes to the State Pension and how you qualify for it
You may get an extra payment if you put off claiming your State Pension
Find out what happens to your State Pension when you die, and if your next-of-kin can inherit any of your pension rights
Information about the UK State Pension for the Kindertransport group
Find out if you can benefit from the changes and what to do next
Support for advisors whose customers wish to understand how they may be affected by changes to State Pensions coming into effect from 6 April 2010.
Pensions and retirement planning
