UK · State Pension
State Pension payment dates.
Enter the last two digits of your National Insurance number and a date to see the weekday rule and projected four-week dates.
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Your pension schedule
Projected dates
Enter the suffix and a start date.
Official weekday rule
The last two NI digits map to Monday (00–19), Tuesday (20–39), Wednesday (40–59), Thursday (60–79), or Friday (80–99). State Pension is usually paid every 4 weeks.
Limitation: this tool does not know your individual award, first-payment date, overseas arrangements, or later DWP changes. Do not enter a full NI number; your payment letter or account is authoritative.