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Your pension centre

In England, Scotland and Wales, your pension centre can answer frequently asked questions about:

• making State Pension claims
• making Pension Credit claims
• existing State Pension or Pension Credit claims

If you live in Northern Ireland, queries can be addressed to the Department for Social Development.

• Find your pension centre

• Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland Opens new window

Changes of circumstance

If you receive State Pension, additional State Pension, Over 80 pension or Pension Credit and your circumstances change, contact your pension centre or The Pension Service.

• Change of circumstances - how and what to report

Winter Fuel Payment

If you are claiming a Winter Fuel Payment, there are special criteria and a dedicated hotline for you.

• Winter Fuel Payments Helpline

• Winter Fuel Payment - Change of circumstances

Overseas enquiries and benefits

The International Pension Centre can assist you if:

• you live abroad and have questions about the payment of State Pension, bereavement benefits, incapacity benefits and other benefits
• you live in the UK and have lived or worked in other countries that has a social security agreement with the UK
  

• International Pension Centre

• State Pension for Britons living abroad

• Benefits (Britons living abroad section)

State Pension forecast enquiries

If you have any questions about, or would like to receive, a State Pension forecast, the State Pension forecasting team can help.

• State Pension forecasting team

• Getting a State Pension forecast

Technical help with the State Pension forecast

If you need technical help while using the pension forecast service, contact the E-services helpdesk. For example, the helpdesk can assist if you are having problems accessing or using the State Pension forecasting service.

• Pension Service E-services helpdesk

Pension Tracing Service enquiries

If you have lost touch with a personal or company pension scheme, the Pension Tracing Service can help.

• Pension Tracing Service

• Pension Tracing Service - trace a personal or company pension scheme

Face-to-face service

If you live in England, Scotland or Wales, Local Service Information Points provide a face-to-face service to customers in convenient locations.

You can arrange an appointment with Local Service staff to discuss matters like:

• State Pension
• Pension Credit
• Attendance Allowance
• Housing Benefit
• Council Tax benefit
• other pensioner entitlements and services

You will also find leaflets on the benefits and services provided by The Pension Service.

• Local Service Information Points

Language issues

If you speak a language other than English, you can use your own interpreter or your pension centre can provide one for you.

Braille, audio cassettes, large-text leaflets

If you have a sight or hearing difficulty, The Pension Service provides a range of information in other formats. Ask your pension centre or social security office or you can request other formats by telephone or textphone.

• Who to contact at The Pension Service - Order accessible leaflets

How to complain about The Pension Service

If you are unhappy with something The Pension Service has done, or not done, please contact your pension centre.