Question: "Why are there two state pensions ... same as the old one would have done if it had carried on; so although some people get more under the new rules, other people get less; overall ...

Savers are still chasing old state pension top-up payments made to the Government months or years ago, as a new crunch deadline looms this April. Lynne Cole, 71 paid more than £800 in early 2023 ...

It’s available for people who receive less than the full state ... after those dates is under the new state pension system, which has different rules. The old state pension is worth up to ...

Some nine million who retired before April 6, 2016, are paid under a different scheme altogether, known as the old basic ... That’s £2,798 less than the full new state pension.