No state pension for wives

Housewives lost state pension payout at 60 from 2013. From 2016 will lose all state pension to those born on or after 6 April 1953 who will all be within the flat rate pension scheme from then, as housewife, widow or divorcee share of husband's pension. No other state pension / NI credits of own.

No Pension Credit for those drawing state pension from that date of birth for women and for men born on or after 6 April 1951.

Those turning 80 from April 2016 will lose the Category D top up to a low pro rata basic state pension.

Source:
Impact assessment by Department of Work and Pensions
to House of Lords
IA No: DWP0028
of Flat Rate (single tier) Pension

Single-tier reform
8....ends the current two-tier system of basic and additional State Pension. The key features of the single-tier pension are:
- A flat-rate payment, ... allowing the closure of means-tested Savings Credit for single-tier pensioners; (so end of Pension Credit new claimants)
- The State Second Pension, contracting out and outdated additions will end;
- 35 qualifying years for the full amount, with transitional arrangements for those with pre- implementation qualifying years. Those with fewer than 35 years, but above a minimum qualifying period (now agreed to be minimum of 10 years NI credits, when now as 12 months), will get a proportionally smaller amount;
- Everyone will qualify individually, ending inheritance of, and derived entitlement to a spouse or civil partner’s pension.