Martin Lewis issued important advice about the State Pension on the latest episode of his show - and so many viewers took action that the Government website crashed.
The MoneySavingExpert founder explained how people could get a boost to their State Pension during ITV 's The Martin Lewis Money Show - but warned that they needed to act soon to reap the benefits. The advice was issued to anyone aged between 45 and 70, and Martin shared how they could get £5,500 added to their State Pension pot.
The financial expert explained that a new State Pension system was introduced in 2016, which requires you to pay National Insurance in at least 35 qualifying years to be able to claim the maximum sum. But those who started their National Insurance record before 2016 - which Martin said would be “pretty much anyone” aged 45-70 - may need more than 40 years to qualify, the Manchester Evening News reports .
