The younger you are, the older you must be to qualify for payment of state pension benefits and early retirement benefits.
- If your pension scheme is set up before 1 May 2007, you can start receivng retirement pension benefits from P+ when you reach age 60 (earliest retirement age).
- If your pension scheme is set up between 1 May 2007 and 21 December 2017, your earliest retirement age is 5 years before your state pension age.
- If your pension scheme is set up after 1 Januar 2018, your earliest retirement age is 3 years before your state pension age.
State pension benefits and early retirement benefits
The time for payment of your state pension benefits and early retirement benefits depends on your age. The state pension benefits age is continually determined, latest in autumn 2020. Hereafter every 5 years.
The table below shows the state pension age and the maximum number of years for payment of early retirement benefits. The early retirement benefits are discotinued when you reach the state pension age.
|
Year of birth |
State pension age |
How many years can you receive early retirement benefits? |
|
1953 - 2. half year |
65 years |
5 years |
|
1954 - 1. half year |
65 ½ years |
5 years |
|
1954 - 2. half year |
66 years |
5 years |
|
1955 - 1. half year |
66 ½ years |
5 years |
|
1955 - 2. half year |
67 years |
5 years |
|
1956 - 1. half year to 1958 |
67 years |
4 ½ years |
|
1959 - 1. half year |
67 years |
4 years |
|
1959 - 2. half year to 1962 |
67 years |
3 ½ years |
|
1963-1966 |
68 years |
3 years |
|
1967 |
69 years |
3 years |
If the life expectancy continues to rise, the state pension age will increase which results in an increased earliest retirement age.