It is vital people are aware of where they stand when it comes to their state pension entitlement. Britons can get a state pension forecast which could provide them with key information ahead of their retirement.

They will need to prove your identity to get a forecast.

This is done through their Government Gateway login.

Users are able to register for Government Gateway if they have not used it before.

Britons could previously prove their identity through GOV.UK Verify, but this is no longer the case.

The full new state pension is currently worth £185.15 a week. For the full basic state pension, this is reduced to £141.85.

Britons who are not on course to get the full state pension could increase their sum by improving their National Insurance record.

The state pension can only be claimed when someone reaches state pension age, which is currently 66.

This is set to increase to 67 and again to 68 in the future.