Husbands and wives who claim a basic state pension based on their spouse or civil partner will see a boost in their payments from April.
Your state pension entitlement is based on your National Insurance record - you need at least 30 years’ worth to get the full basic state pension, or 35 years for the new state pension.
But if you’re on the older basic state pension - or you think you can't claim it at all - it may be possible to increase your benefit through your partner.
