State Pension Change of Address
How to update your address on your State Pension
How do I change my address for my state pension?
As we all know If you’re moving home you need to update your addresses. An important one of those is completing your State Pension change of address.
Your State Pension is managed by HMRC and so to get your addresses updated you must update HMRC.
We’ll cover exactly how to update your address with HMRC (and your State Pension) and how to get everything else updated whilst you’re at it 😎
We can update your address with HMRC, and automatically update your address across:
- o State Pension
- o National Insurance
- o Tax credits
- o Child Benefit
- o Income tax
Firstly, we’ll explore a quick, safe and hassle-free way of getting all of those services updated.
Let’s jump straight in.
Tell everyone that you’re changing address in minutes.
At the click of a button we’ll update your address across all of your chosen accounts, at the same time in one place. We’ll let the State Pension (HMRC), your new and previous council, water & sewerage provider and others you select know you’re moving home.
You can do this yourself manually if you prefer (see below) or use our hassle-busting service to save hours of time.
STEP 1
Update your address
Select who needs to know you're moving - State Pension, Electoral Roll, HMRC etc..
STEP 2
About you
Enter your previous address, new address and the date you moved home
STEP 3
Submit
Click submit and we'll update your address with accounts automatically
Our sloths will save you the time and hassle of organising all of the updates by taking care of everything in one place 🦥 If you’d prefer to update just your State Pension manually, you can call HMRC on 0800 731 7898 or create an account here.
How to change the address on your State Pension
To complete your State Pension change of address you need to update your address with HMRC.
- 1) Enter your info (previous address, new address etc…)
- 2) Select who you’d like to update your address with (HMRC, DVLA, Boots, Tesco, Matalan, National Trust etc…)
- 3) Click complete and SlothMove will update your address automatically
That’s more time to relax and spend time on more important things 🦥
We will update your address across your accounts, from State Pension through to NHS & and loyalty cards. If updating your address requires additional steps we will email you to let you know exactly what else you need to do to complete your address change.
You will also be able to see if you can reduce the cost on some of your bills like your energy and get a free gift just for moving home.
Once you have completed your address change your address will be updated automatically across all of those institutions.
So, how much do you get for a State Pension in 2021? The amount of your standard State Pension is The full basic State Pension is £134.25 per week, and there are ways to increase it. Whether you’re receiving the pension now or will be in a few years it’s good practice to keep your address updated with HMRC.
State Pension Change of Circumstances
You need to inform HMRC when ever you encounter a change of circumstances in relation to your State Pension. You must contact the State Pension service if any of the following changes.
- You’re moving home
- You have entered/left hospital
- You have changed your bank detail
- You have left (or returned to) the UK
- You have entered into a care home
- You are married or form a civil partnership
- You are widowed
- You change your gender
- You get divorced or dissolve a civil partnership
If you have experienced any of the above changes you should contact the State Pension Service.
How do I contact the Pension Service
You can update your address with the Pension Service here. You can also contact them by phone on 0800 731 0469
If you live internationally you can contact the International Pension Service.
And that’s everything you need to know about updating your address with the Pension Service. It’s pretty simple to do and should be done sooner rather than later. This is also the case when you have a change in circumstances.
Does Brexit impact my State Pension?
As we know in 2021 the current State Pension in (overseen by DWP) is £175.20 per week, dependant upon National Insurance contributions. The UK Pension is now linked to inflation and from April 2021 there will be an inflation increase of 2.5%, delivering a rise from £175.20 to £179.60 a week.
How do I officially change my address?
You can change your address with most places through SlothMove’s change of address service. This includes State Pension, HMRC, DWP, NHS and hundreds more. You can also update your address across utilitiy and loyalty providers at the same time. SlothMove will process your change of address with your chosen providers, updating your new details.
Will the triple-lock on my state pension stay?
At the moment in the UK we have a triple-lock guarantee afforded to all those who claim State Pension. As many of us know, it means that the State Pension must increase with the highest possible of these three numbers: 2.5%, the rise in cost of goods, or the rise in wages.
Many are wondering whether the government will repel the triple-lock state pension. In light of COVID-19 and its economic impact on the UK there is some speculation that the conservative government may look to reduce or amend this provision.
For example, if the price of earnings increases by 8%, and this was the highest of those three figures, the UK government would have an estimated £3 Billion extra to pay.
At this point, changes in the State Pension are speculative. They are also set in April each year, so there won’t be any sudden changes in your State Pension benefit. Meanwhile, update HMRC with any changes in your circumstances, such as change of address, to receive important communications.
If you haven’t done so yet, you can update your State Pension address by clicking below and completing the online change of address service