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Born 6 April 1978 onwards

68th birthday State Pension age

2026-27, from 2026-04-06 · verified 2026-10-04 against the official source · next expected change 2027-04-06

Table 5 | 6 April 1978 onwards | 68th birthday

key

uk/state-pension-age/born-6-april-1978-onwards

value

68th birthday State Pension age

period

2026-27

effective

2026-04-06 to date

source

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pension-age-timetable/state-pension-age-timetable

verified

2026-10-04 — fresh (33 days ago; next check by 2027-04-06)

next expected change

2027-04-06 (annual: a fixed day each year)

source checked

2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)

previous

68th birthday State Pension age (2025-26) from 2025-04-06

scope

UK-wide (men and women), current legislation (Pensions Acts 1995, 2007, 2011, 2014). The Check your State Pension age service (https://www.gov.uk/state-pension-age) gives an individual date.

hash

sha256:49149fc4977e83b942ba2afe7b618392d9df046c69f06961fced94734c48d034

signature

EdDSA, key db-2026-10 — keys

As JSON

curl -s https://databutler.dev/f/uk/state-pension-age/born-6-april-1978-onwards?max_age=30d — schema; verify with npx verified-facts verify https://databutler.dev/f/uk/state-pension-age/born-6-april-1978-onwards

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