If retirement is calling, now is the time to check that you are entitled to a state pension. One woman got to age 66 and was told she wasn't entitled to claim.
Rather than being advised that she was now eligible to make her claim, the mother of five received a letter stating she was not entitled to the benefit. State Pension age is regularly reviewed but it wasn't the lady's age that meant she couldn't claim.
The story, which was reported by the Express, stated the woman was not entitled to any state pension as she'd missed out on NI credits whilst raising five children. Britons need to have at least 10 qualifying years on their National Insurance record to receive any state pension, and 35 to claim the full amount.
