State Pension provides regular payments and unlocks various other benefits for most older people from a certain age. However, not everyone qualifies for the full State Pension and you must meet certain conditions to get any amount at all during your retirement.
First, you have to reached your State Pension age, which is depends on when you were born. The earliest you can get State Pension payments from Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is currently at 66 for both male and females.
But for those born after April 5, 1960, the State Pension age will be gradually increased to 67 and then, eventually, to 68. The timeframe for this phased increase is currently being reviewed and may be brought forward depending on the findings of the report, reported Leicestershire Live.
