For the 2025/26 tax year, the State Pension increased by 4.1% , which is the increase in wage growth. This is part of the ‘triple lock’ system, which ensures that the State Pension rises each year by the highest of 2.5%, inflation, or wage growth.

As a result:

• The full, new flat-rate State Pension (for those who reached State Pension age (SPA) after April 2016) will be £230.25 a week, increasing by £472 a year.
• The full, old basic State Pension (for those who reached SPA before April 2016) will be £176.45 a week, increasing by £363 a year.

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