Basic State Pensions

Indication of what you could receive

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Basic State Pensions

Updated Pre-Budget Report 2006


Single Person Married Couple
2007-2008£87.30£139.60
2006-2007£84.25£134.75
2005-2006£82.05£131.20
2004-2005£79.60£127.25
2003-2004£77.45£123.80
2002-2003£75.50£120.70
2001-2002£72.50£115.90

(Figures are per week)

This is what you could receive, provided you have a full National Insurance contributions record. It is normally 49 years for men; 44 years for women born on or before 5 October 1950 extending on a sliding scale to 49 years for women born on or after 6 October 1954.