There is Additional State Pension available for people born before a specific date and for those who claim the basic State Pension, not the new State Pension.

This is available to those who have made a qualifying amount of National Insurance contributions.

Additionally, they were born before 6 April 1951 if they're a man or 6 April 1953 if they're a woman.

To be eligible for the Additional State Pension, you must have reached the State Pension age before 6 April 2016.

Additional State Pension is broken down into three separate schemes:

State Second Pension - Between 1978 and 2002 you would have contributed if you were employed

State Pension top-up - From October 12, 2015 to April 5, 2017 you would have contributed if you reached the State Pension age before April 6, 2016 and opted in

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