As pension awareness week kicks off, now's the time to take stock. Here are five things you can do to take control of your retirement savings during pension awareness week. Get a state pension forecastWhen trying to work out if your savings are on track for a comfortable retirement, remember you won’t need to rely entirely on your private pension – you'll also get some help from the state pension. The full level of new state pension is currently worth £230.25 a week, but the exact amount you get will depend on your National Insurance (NI) record and whether you were ‘contracted out’ of the additional state pension before 2016. If you have gaps in your National Insurance record you can pay to fill them and boost your state pension.