Older state pensioners handed confirmed £192.10 weekly payment

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Older state pensioners will be handed a confirmed £374.40 cash boost by the DWP, the government has confirmed. The older state pensioners' basic state pension rate of payments…

Older state pensioners will be handed a confirmed £374.40 cash boost by the DWP, the government has confirmed.

The older state pensioners' basic state pension rate of payments will increase from £184.90 to £192.10, the DWP has confirmed. This is for an older state pensioner with a full National Insurance record (roughly 30 to 35 years). Of course, this is the maximum weekly rate, so your individual circumstances and NI record may differ, resulting in a different final payment.

The amount also doesn't include any uplifts or additions that older pensioners can qualify for, such as Pension Credit (depending on income) or Additional Pension (AP), depending on if you were enrolled in now-defunct AP schemes before 2002.

The triple lock is the mechanism by which pensions are increased by the highest of three metrics; inflation, wage growth or a flat 2.5% and despite the plan to axe the triple lock in 2030, it will still increase pension payments in 2027, 2028 and 2029.

New state pensioners have also been given the same triple lock, but their basic payments are higher, so the cash boost is higher, at £488.80.

Delivering a statutory review for Parliament following the Budget, Pat McFadden wrote: “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.

“This delivers on our triple lock commitment throughout this Parliament to increase these rates in line with the highest of growth in prices, growth in earnings or 2.5%. From April, the full annual rate of the new state pension will increase by around £490. The full annual rate of the basic state pension will increase by around £375.”

At the same time, Chancellor John Healey has announced the new Pensions Tax Allowance. A policy first announced by Rachel Reeves, it has now been fleshed out, with details of how it will work.

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