State Pensions

The state pension will rise by a smaller amount from next April as the Government has announced plans to temporarily suspend its so-called 'triple lock'.

7 September 2021

State pensions are expected to rise by 2.5% next April under the 'triple lock' guarantee – meaning an increase of about £230/year for those receiving the new state pension in full

21 October 2020

The official state pension age has now hit 66 – and is set to rise further in the coming years

6 October 2020

State pensions are expected to rise by 3.9% from next April – the biggest increase since 2012

16 October 2019

From today, women in the UK will be eligible for the state pension at the same age as men

6 November 2018

An online tool which checks how much state pension you're likely to get - also known as your 'state pension forecast' - has now been used 10 million times, new figures show. Here's how to check your forecast

2 October 2018

More than one million women whose retirement was delayed by state pension changes have lost out on an average £32 a week

2 August 2017

Millions of workers in their early-40s face having to wait an extra year to collect their state pension

19 July 2017

Jane Cowley, a WASPI director, reacts to the Pensions Minister's suggestion that WASPI women become apprentices

7 July 2017