Daily Express, on UK Politics, 11 November 2026
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Read the original article on express.co.uk (opens in a new tab)The Express explains which payments to state pensioners will not rise in April 2027: the Winter Fuel Payment, the £10 Christmas Bonus and the 25p Over-80s addition. It sets them against the 3.9% triple lock rise and quotes the Work and Pensions Secretary's statement as the Mirror reports it. This check found nothing to list against it.
“I am pleased to announce that the basic and full rate of the new state pensions will be increased by 3.9%, in line with the increase in average weekly earnings in the year to May-July 2026.”
The Express quotes Pat McFadden's statement word for word, with the earnings basis for the rise. The Mirror's report of the same statement to Parliament gives the same text.
“the Winter Fuel Payment is reduced by 3.5% in real terms”
The Express ties the frozen payment to the same 3.5% CPI figure the minister uses for other benefit rates. The reader sees what a cash freeze means in real terms.
“a state pensioner can collect an extra £13 a year in their state pension once they turn 80”
The Express turns the 25p weekly addition into a plain annual figure, so the reader can judge its value without doing the sum.
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