Steve has answered his 300th question from This is Money readers, and we are celebrating with a series of articles on his landmark successes, his most memorable columns and more.
He receives more questions about the state pension than anything else. We’ve compiled his columns on 12 frequently raised topics below.
1. Contracting out
How much damage will my state pension take from being contracted out for 18 years?
Why is my friend on a much bigger £250 a week state pension, though I earned more?
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Why won’t I get a full state pension even though I paid National Insurance for 38 years?
My mum was ‘contracted out’ by the NHS – did this help her pension and where did her money go?
My husband contracted out and my state pension payments have GONE DOWN since he died!
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2. Inheritance
Will I inherit any state pension from my late husband now I’m 66?
Will I inherit any of my terminally ill husband’s state pension when he dies?
Can couples inherit state pension from each other, and how much might they get?
3. Marriage and civil partnership
If I enter a civil partnership with a close friend will this affect her state pension?
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Will my partner lose state pension inherited from his late wife if we get married?
My partner and I are aged 79 – what happens with our pensions if we marry now?
4. Divorce
Can my husband’s ex-wife claim on his state pension, and would this reduce what he gets?
5. Top-ups
I am in my 30s and too ill to work, so should I buy state pension top-ups now to boost my record?
Help! I’m a retired teacher and need to know how state pension top-ups work
6. Age
7. Child benefit
Help! I put my husband’s name first on child benefit form and lost some state pension
My wife has lost state pension by not signing up for child benefits – can we fight this?
I took time out from work to look after my child: How will this affect my state pension?
How often do I need to care for my grandchildren to get free state pension credits?
8. Annual increases
How are annual state pension increases worked out because I’m baffled by all the separate figures?
9. Qualifying years
I have a nine-year NI record, so only just miss out on a state pension – what can I do?
How have I earned a £212-a-week state pension after paying National Insurance for only 31 years?
Why did I get a free state pension credit while in school, but none in my university years?
How are qualifying years for the state pension worked out, and how easy is it to ‘lose’ one of them?
How much do I need to earn to get a qualifying year towards the state pension?
10. Deferral
I am 70 and have deferred my state pension, but people tell me this is ‘silly’ – are they right?
I don’t need my state pension so can I put payments on hold – and will I benefit from doing this?
My dad deferred his pension and died before taking it, so why can’t we claim?
11. Armed services
Did my wife lose some state pension while I was a soldier in the 1970s?
12. Care
Will my husband’s state pension stop now he is moving to a nursing home?
Does caring for parents aged in their 90s qualify me for extra state pension top-ups?
