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People should receive a letter from the government no later than two months before reaching their state pension age telling them what to do.
If this letter is not received, for any reason, a person can still claim it so long as they’re within four months of reaching state pension age.
There are multiple methods for claiming a state pension but the government detail that claiming it online is the quickest route.
To get started with this, the claimant will need certain details ready.