You may be entitled to claim a contributory pension based on your social insurance contributions depending on your situation. The main contributory pensions are:
- Invalidity Pension,
- State Pension (Transition), paid from age 65 if you retire from work,
- State Pension (Contributory), paid from age 66 and
- Widow's or Widower's Contributory Pension*.
*you may qualify for this pension on the basis of either your own or your late spouse's contributions.
If you do not qualify for a contributory pension, you may qualify for a non-contributory pension based on your means. The main non-contributory pensions are:
- Blind Pension,
- Widow's or Widower's Non-Contributory Pension and
- State Pension (Non-Contributory), paid from age 66.
When working out your means, we will take into account any income and capital that you and your spouse or partner have.
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Capital refers to savings, investments, cash in hand and the value of property besides your own home.
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