Pat from Rochdale, a part-time exam invigilator, deferred it for 13 months ...

Almost 42,000 people (41,938) claimed a previously deferred State Pension in 2023/24, receiving higher weekly payments for ...

For those under the current system, payments rise by 1% for every nine weeks of delay, equivalent to 5.8% a year. Those who ...

You can get almost 6% more in state pension if you hold off claiming it – but it takes a long time to earn it back ...

Just under 42,000 people who had previously delayed taking their state pension took up the benefit option in 2023/24, ...

You could boost your state pension by hundreds or thousands of pounds by deferring it if you don’t need the income right now. We look at how it works, and the pros and cons ...

The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against the Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme for refusing to pay a deferred pension, providing a salutary lesson for employers who fail to keep ...

The new State Pension is currently worth £230.25 per week, so by opting to defer for 52 weeks, you can get an extra £13.35 ...