State Pension Increase 2026/27: Weekly and Annual Change
According to the DWP, the full New State Pension rose from £230.25 to £241.30 a week on 6 April 2026; this report derives the change from those two confirmed rate records.
According to the DWP, this compares its two latest confirmed State Pension rate records; see the methodology for the source and calculation boundary, not a personal entitlement forecast.
Latest confirmed change
2026/27 compared with 2025/26
The full New State Pension increased by £11.05 a week, from £230.25 to £241.30. Over a 52-week year, that is £574.60 more, a 4.8% increase.
- Previous weekly rate
- £230.25 2025/26
- Current weekly rate
- £241.30 2026/27
- Effective from DWP rate record
Full New State Pension annual rate: latest two tax years
What this change does and does not mean
According to the DWP rate records, this is the published change in the full New State Pension rate. It is useful for checking the headline rate and for comparing annual upratings. It does not determine what any one person will receive.
Your own forecast can differ because entitlement depends on National Insurance qualifying years, credits, a pre-2016 starting amount and any contracted-out history. Check the official State Pension forecast before using the headline rate in a retirement plan or deciding whether to fill an NI gap.
Source and method
This report subtracts the previous confirmed full-rate record from the current confirmed record in PlainPension's rate table. It does not estimate future upratings or infer an individual award. The underlying table and its cited source are available in the State Pension rate history.
Use the rate change safely
The published rate is a useful benchmark. Your National Insurance record decides whether it becomes your own entitlement:
- Check your official State Pension forecast before acting on the headline rate. Check the official forecast
- See the full year-by-year rate table and triple-lock history. Open the rate history
- Test the published cost and simple break-even for a voluntary NI year. Open the NI break-even data
This report compares published rates. It is not regulated advice or a personal entitlement calculation.