State pensioners under 77 set for £9.40 weekly DWP boost

State pensioners under 77 set for £9.40 weekly DWP boost Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled plans to change the triple lock. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Add us as preferred source Comments By Claire Schofield 08:21, Mon, Oct 26, 2026 Updated: 08:21, Tue, Oct 27, 2026 The new State Pension is on course to rise to £250.70 per week from next April (Image: Getty) State pensioners aged 77 and under are on course to get a weekly payment boost of up to £9.40 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from next April.

The weekly boost comes from the annual rise to the State Pension at the start of the new tax year in line with the triple lock . This is a UK Government guarantee that the State Pension will rise every year by the highest out of three measures: the consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation (measured for September the year before), average wage growth between May and July the previous year, or a minimum of 2.5%. While Prime Minister Andy Burnham has unveiled plans to end the triple lock in 2030 to remove the link to average earnings, the system is set to remain unchanged until the end of this Parliament.

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT As such, State Pension rates are set to rise by 3.9% from April 2027 in line with average wage growth, as it’s the highest out of the triple lock measures, as it was last year. With a 3.9% boost to rates in the pipeline, this would take the new State Pension from £241.30 per week up to £250.70, giving pensioners entitled to the maximum amount an extra £9.40 per week in the 2027 to 2028 tax year. Get personal finance news, money saving tips and advice plus selcted offers and competitions I would like to receive emails from the Daily Express featuring our latest products, services, offers, and promotions from across the Reach Plc family .

Subscribe Invalid email You agree you are 18 or over. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. You can unsubscribe at any time. More Info . Older state pensioners set for £3,047 less from DWP in 2027 DWP to hand £335 to state pensioners in time for Christmas Over a full 12 months, this amounts to an annual payment boost of £488.80 if you’re eligible for the full amount.

This uplift would apply to new state pensioners who reached State Pension age from April 6, 2016, when the qualifying age was set at 63 to 65. This later continued to rise to age 66, meaning new state pensioners will now all be aged under 77. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT As for older pensioners who get the old basic State Pension, a 3.9% increase would take rates to £192.10 per week, up from £184.90, giving pensioners entitled to the full amount a weekly payment increase of £7.20, or an extra £374.40 annually.

Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT You’ll get the basic State Pension if you’re a man born before April 6, 1951, or woman born before April 6, 1953, but your payment amount depends on your National Insurance record. Of course, these figures are based on the maximum possible amount for those with a full qualifying National Insurance record, so those without enough qualifying years will receive less. Ed Monk, associate director at Fidelity International, explained: “The State Pension in the current 2026/27 financial year is set at £241.30 a week, or £12,548 a year, for those claiming the full new State Pension.

That follows a 4.8% rise from the year before based on the increase in wages, which was the highest of the three measures. “And we now know the rise that will apply in the 2027-28 tax year. In April 2027 the State Pension will rise to £250.70 a week - £13,036.40 a year - following a 3.9% rise in wages that was confirmed in labour market data published this month. “Consider that as recently as the 2022/23 tax year it was just £185.15 a week - meaning that by next year it will have risen by more than 35% in five years.”

Under Mr Burnham’s plans, the triple lock will end in 2030 and instead move to a proposed ‘double lock’ system which would see State Pension rates increase either by CPI inflation or a minimum of 2.5%. The PM said this would generate “significant savings” by removing the link to average earnings, with this money then freed up to help build up a new National Care Service. Mr Burnham said the State Pension “will hold its value relative to earnings over time so that pensioners will always share in the rising prosperity of the nation”.

In response to Mr Burnham’s announcement, Kate Smith, head of pensions at Aegon, said: “For millions of people, the State Pension is the bedrock of retirement income and will continue to be so. “Increases in earnings will still have a role to play, so pensioners are able to share in the relative prosperity and won’t lose out if UK earnings significantly outperform price increases. However, it’s unclear how this will work in practice… We await the detail.”

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