The earliest you can get your State Pension is when you reach your State Pension age. If you retire early, or stop work due to redundancy, ill-health or other reasons, your State Pension and other pensions you're entitled to may be affected.You can currently retire from the Scheme as early as age 55, although the government has announced that this will increase to age 57 from 2028. The circumstances in which early payment is possible are set out in Regulation 2 of the Pension Protection Fund (Compensation) Regulations 2005. Currently, you have to wait until you're 66 to get your State Pension. The minimum pension age in the 2008 Section is 55. The earliest you can usually start taking a workplace pension is 55. In this short guide, you'll learn how much you need for early retirement, and some smart steps to calling time on your career. The Government has announced that the earliest age you can take your pension will increase from age 55 to 57 from 6 April 2028. There is no legal retirement age, and employers can no longer force their employees to retire at a particular age.