The DWP is uprating the state pension, handing state pensioners an extra £11 a week
The Department for Work and Pensions will provide state pensioners with an additional £11 per week from April 6. The DWP is increasing the state pension, giving state pensioners an extra £11 weekly, or £44 monthly, in a welcome financial boost.
The full rate of the new state pension will increase by £11 to £241 per week. However, not every pensioner receives precisely this amount, according to experts. Since the triple lock was introduced in 2011, the value of the state pension has risen considerably faster than either average earnings or prices.
At £241 per week, a full new state pension is anticipated to be £30 per week (14%) higher than it would have been under average earnings indexation since 2011. Indeed, whilst new state pensioners receive £11 weekly more, the full basic state pension is expected to rise by approximately an additional £440 annually. The basic state pension will increase by 4.8% to £184.90 per week. This represents an increase from £176.45 in 2025/26.
Last November, Labour Party Chancellor Rachel Reeves said: “Whether it’s our commitment to the triple lock or to rebuilding our NHS to cut waiting lists, we’re supporting pensioners to give them the security in retirement they deserve.”
“At the Budget this week I will set out how we will take the fair choices to deliver on the country’s priorities to cut NHS waiting lists, cut national debt and cut the cost of living.” The new State Pension is typically paid every four weeks into an account of your choosing. If you wish to change the account, inform the Pension Service.
Your initial payment will be within 5 weeks of reaching pension age. You’re paid in arrears (for the previous 4 weeks). A letter should arrive about three months before you reach pension age, instructing you on how to claim your pension.
If you have not received a letter at least two months prior to reaching pension age, you should ring the Pension Service on 0800 731 0469.
