The Additional State Pension is only available to those who reached the state pension age before 6 April 2016 and are receiving the Old State Pension. The Additional State Pension is an extra amount of money paid on top of the basic Old State Pension.
The Old State Pension is designed to provide individuals of state pension age with a basic regular income and is based on National Insurance Contributions (NICs). To get the full basic State Pension, most people need to have had 35 qualifying years of NICs.
Claimants will automatically have received the Additional State Pension if they were eligible for it. Those who had contracted out were not eligible for the Additional State Pension.
If your spouse or civil partner dies, you may be able to inherit some of their Additional State Pension if you reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016. If you do not receive the full basic State Pension, you may be able to increase it by using your spouse or civil partner’s qualifying National Insurance years.
You may also be able to inherit part of their Additional State Pension or Graduated Retirement Benefit. Different rules apply if you reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016. If relevant, you should contact the Pension Service to check what you can claim.
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