Retirement Age – Born in 1954

Last updated on April 18th, 2021

retirement age - born in 1954When Will I Retire if I Was Born in 1954?

For those born in 1954, both men and women, there is a steep rise in the retirement age from 65 to 66 over the year, so your retirement date will not fall on a particular age but instead on an particular date as per the details below:

Born in 1954

1 January to 5 January – 6 March 2019
6 January to 5 February – 6 May 2019
6 February to 5 March – 6 July 2019
6 March to 5 April – 6 September 2019
6 April to 5 May – 6 November 2019
6 May to 5 June – 6 January 2019
6 June to 5 July – 6 March 2019
6 July to 5 August – 6 May 2019
6 August to 5 September – 6 July 2019
6 September to 5 October – 6 September 2020
6 October to 31 December – 66th Birthday (so that would be between 6th October 2020 and 31st December 2020)

How Much Will I Get?

If you want to check how much pension that you will get then you can check out how to do this here. You do need to claim your State pension although you should get notified around 3 months before it is due and sent a claim form. If you don’t receive that then you should call HMRC.

 This page is part of a series of questions for you to find out your retirement age – if you have come across it in a search and it is not the right page for you then you can go back to the beginning of the questionnaire by clicking here.