State Pension rises 4.1% under triple lock from April
The new full State Pension reached £241.30 a week — an extra £494 a year — under the triple lock formula based on average earnings growth.
By Money Guide editorial team
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From 6 April, the new full State Pension increased by 4.1% to £241.30 a week, or £12,547.60 a year. The basic State Pension for those who reached State Pension age before April 2016 rose by the same percentage to £184.85 a week.
The 4.1% uplift was driven by the average earnings element of the triple lock, which guarantees the higher of CPI, average earnings growth, or 2.5%. Pension Credit standard minimum guarantee for a single person rose to £237.55 a week, and to £362.45 for couples.
The increase narrows the gap between the State Pension and the income tax Personal Allowance, which remains frozen at £12,570 until April 2028. Pensioners with even modest additional income are increasingly being drawn into the tax net as a result.
DWP estimates around 760,000 eligible pensioners still do not claim Pension Credit, missing not just the income top-up but also the gateway it provides to the Warm Home Discount, free TV Licence (over-75s), Cold Weather Payments and Council Tax Reduction.