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Your basic state pension is based upon
your history of paying National Insurance
(NI). Signing on and claiming jobseekers
allowance means that you will be credited
as paying NI and your NI record will
therefore be protected. Now could be a
good time to get a forecast of your state
pension. To do so ring the Future Pension
Centre on 0845 300 0168

If you are in the UK phone the number that Romos says and ask for a forcast of your pension, I think it may be too soon as yet though, i think you can get a forcast at about 3 months before you are 65. Then they will tell you what you get and the first date you get it which is exactly 4 weeks from your birthday, it will not be a second earlier , and it will not be a penny more than you are entitled to. Well that's if you are English,Scottish,Welsh or from Northern Ireland. If you are from anywhere other than these places you can get hand outs left right and centre.