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Does a 1978 rule change mean I'm owed a higher state pension? STEVE WEBB replies

Daily Mail Money · 24 August 2026 at 07:00

Does a 1978 rule change mean I'm owed a higher state pension? STEVE WEBB replies

I opted to pay a married woman's small National Insurance stamp in 1975 but then had our son in December 1976.

I resumed full-time work in 1985

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Does a 1978 rule change mean I'm owed a higher state pension? STEVE WEBB replies

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