Overview
- The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed an uprating for the 2026/27 tax year that adds about £439.40 over the year for pensioners with a full National Insurance record.
- Under the new rates the full basic state pension is around £184.90 per week and the full new state pension is £241.30 per week.
- Actual payments depend on each claimant’s National Insurance contribution history, so people with gaps may receive less than the full amounts.
- Pension Credit can top up low state pension incomes but it is widely underclaimed, with only about 65% of eligible older people receiving it in 2023.
- The rise will stay in place through the 2026/27 tax year and is due for review ahead of April 2027, a timetable that feeds debate over the triple lock’s sustainability as state pension ages rise.