You claim it with a form from the Pension Service or your Jobcentre Plus. The earliest you can claim is 3 months before your 80th birthday.
Quick facts
- Amount, 2026/27
- Up to £110.75 a week
- Age
- 80 or over
- National Insurance
- Not needed
- Residence
- 10 of the last 20 years
- State Pension age
- Before 6 April 2016
What you get
If you do not get the basic State Pension or you get less than £110.75 a week, you could get the difference paid up to this amount.
For example, you’re 80 years old and you get £45 a week basic State Pension, your basic State Pension may be topped up by £66.75 to £110.75 a week.
Who can get it — the full rules
You cannot get the over 80 pension if you reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016.
You can claim the over 80 pension if all of the following apply:
- you’re 80 or over
- you do not get basic State Pension or your basic State Pension is less than £110.75 a week in 2026 to 2027
- you were resident in the UK for at least 10 years out of 20 (this does not have to be 10 years in a row) - this 20 year period must include the day before you turned 80 or any day after
- you were ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK, the Isle of Man or Gibraltar on your 80th birthday or the date you made the claim for this pension, if later
Your eligibility for the over 80 pension is not based on National Insurance contributions.
How to claim
The earliest you can claim is 3 months before your 80th birthday.
Call the Pension Service to get a claim form sent to you. Telephone: 0800 731 7898.
In Northern Ireland, see the over 80 pension in Northern Ireland.
Common questions
How much is the over 80 pension in 2026/27?
Up to £110.75 a week, as a top-up to any basic State Pension you get.
Do I need National Insurance contributions?
No. Your eligibility is not based on National Insurance contributions.
Who cannot get it?
Anyone who reached State Pension age on or after 6 April 2016.
When can I claim?
The earliest you can claim is 3 months before your 80th birthday.