Overview

• In a formal response, the Department for Work and Pensions said it has no plans to cut the State Pension age to 60 or raise payments to £586 a week.
• The petition by Denver Johnson has attracted more than 18,800 signatures and would need 100,000 to be considered for a parliamentary debate.
• The Government reaffirmed its commitment to the triple lock and forecast that protecting it through this Parliament will add around £31 billion a year to State Pension spending compared with 2024/25.
• An earnings figure of 4.7% points to a potential increase in April that would take the full New State Pension to about £241.05 a week, with final uprating decisions due at the Autumn Budget on 26 November.
• The scheduled rise in State Pension age to 67 between 2026 and 2028 remains in place, and the DWP highlighted targeted support including Pension Credit, Winter Fuel Payments, the Warm Home Discount and the over‑80 pension top‑up to £105.70 a week.