Overview
- The Department for Work and Pensions pays the State Pension every four weeks directly into recipients' bank accounts.
- Payment days are set by the final two digits of the National Insurance number: 00–19 Monday, 20–39 Tuesday, 40–59 Wednesday, 60–79 Thursday, and 80–99 Friday.
- January payment timings were adjusted due to the New Year's Day bank holiday, but no such changes apply this month.
- For new claimants, the first payment arrives no later than five weeks after the chosen start date, with a partial payment possible before the first full one.
- The full new State Pension is £230.25 per week and rises each year by whichever is highest of earnings growth, inflation, or 2.5%.