Overview
- Payments due on Thursday 1 January will be paid on Wednesday 31 December, with Friday 2 January payments in Scotland also brought forward to Wednesday.
- Since April 2025, the full New State Pension has been £230.25 a week, equal to £921 every four weeks.
- The government has confirmed a further uprating from April to about £241.30 a week, roughly £12,548 a year, under the triple lock at around 4.8%.
- The State Pension age is scheduled to rise from 66 to 67 between 2026 and 2028, with a later move to 68 planned for 2044–2046.
- People who reach State Pension age no longer need to pay National Insurance and can reclaim overpayments, and those who defer can increase their pension by about 5.8% for each full year deferred, though extra amounts may be taxable.