Overview
- From April 6, the access age starts rising from 66 to 67 in monthly steps for those born April 6, 1960 to March 5, 1961, with the transition completing by April 2028.
- The full new state pension increases by 4.8% in April to £241.30 a week, and the full basic state pension rises to £184.90 under the triple lock.
- MPs heard warnings that workers in physically demanding roles, including ambulance staff whose retirement ages track the state pension, may struggle to remain in work until 67.
- DWP data show 209,735 Pension Credit applications were made between Feb 24, 2025 and Feb 22, 2026, a 36% fall year on year, with about 910,000 eligible households still missing out on an average £87 a week.
- Not all retirees will receive the full uprated amount, including people with gaps in National Insurance records, those contracted out before 2016, and many expatriates in countries without uprating agreements.