Over 80 pension

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1. Overview

The over 80 pension is a State Pension for people aged 80 or over.

To be eligible you must get either a basic State Pension of less than 拢101.55 a week, or no basic State Pension at all.

It can give you 拢101.55 a week in the 2024 to 2025 tax year.

This guide is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).

2. What you'll get

What you get depends on how much basic State Pension you get, if any.

If you do not get the basic State Pension or you get less than 拢101.55 a week, you could get the difference paid up to this amount.

For example, you鈥檙e 80 years old and you get 拢43 a week basic State Pension, your basic State Pension may be topped up by 拢58.55 to 拢101.55 a week.

3. Eligibility

You cannot get the over 80 pension if you reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016.

You can claim the over 80 pension if all of the following apply:

  • you鈥檙e 80 or over
  • you do not get basic State Pension or your basic State Pension is less than 拢101.55 a week in 2024 to 2025
  • you were resident in the UK for at least 10 years out of 20 (this does not have to be 10 years in a row) - this 20 year period must include the day before you turned 80 or any day after
  • you were 鈥榦rdinarily resident鈥� in the UK, the Isle of Man or Gibraltar on your 80th birthday or the date you made the claim for this pension, if later

If you live in or are moving to a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland, find out about pensions and benefits for UK nationals in the EU, EEA and Switzerland.

Your eligibility for the over 80 pension is not based on National Insurance contributions.

4. How to claim

You can get a claim form from either:

The earliest you can claim is 3 months before your 80th birthday.

Get a claim form from the Pension Service

Call the Pension Service to get a claim form sent to you.

Telephone: 0800 731 7898
Textphone: 0800 731 7339
(if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 731 7898
British Sign Language (BSL) if you鈥檙e on a computer - find out how to
Welsh language: 0800 731 7936
Welsh language textphone: 0800 731 7013
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm (except public holidays)
Find out about call charges

5. Further information

Effect on other benefits

The over 80 pension counts as taxable income, so it may affect other benefits you鈥檙e getting.

You must include the over 80 pension as income if you鈥檙e claiming other income related benefits.

If your circumstances change

You must tell the Pension Service if your circumstances change. For example, if you change address or bank details.

If you need more information

You can call the Pension Service if you have more questions about the over 80 pension.

Pension Service
Telephone: 0800 731 0469
Textphone: 0800 731 0464
(if you cannot hear or speak on the phone): 18001 then 0800 731 0469
British Sign Language (BSL) if you鈥檙e on a computer - find out how to
Welsh language: 0800 731 0453
Welsh language textphone: 0800 731 0456
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm (except public holidays)
Find out about call charges

If you cannot call or you live abroad, there are different ways to contact the Pension Service.