New state pensioners across the UK are set to receive up to £965.20 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in June following a recent triple lock change.

The start of each new tax year ushers in a State Pension boost, with new payment rates being automatically uprated in April in line with the triple lock. This system is a government guarantee that the the State Pension will increase each April by whichever is the highest out of three measures: the consumer price index (CPI) measure of inflation (measured for September the year before), average wage growth between May and July of the previous year, or 2.5%. This year, both the basic and new State Pension have been uprated by 4.8%, in line with average wage growth, as this was the highest out of the triple lock factors.

The new rates took effect on April 6 and pensioners will continue to reap the benefits of these higher payments in June – and every month that follows until next April. But as the State Pension is divided into two systems in the UK, the amount pensioners get depends on which pension they’re eligble to claim – with the new State Pension paid at a higher rate.

Men born before April 6, 1951, and women born before April 6, 1953, receive the basic State Pension, but anyone born after these dates gets the new State Pension instead.

New state pensioners are those who reached retirement age from April 2016, when they would have been aged 66, so they will have been aged 76 or under as of April 2026.

As of April 6, the full new State Pension is now worth £241.30 per week, up from £230.25 previously, giving pensioners a maximum weekly payment increase of up to £11.05.

As the State Pension is paid every four weeks, it means that those who qualify for the full amount can expect payments of £965.20 from the DWP in each four-week period.

Over a full year, the 4.8% increase amounts to £12,547.60 in pension payments, up from £11,973, giving pensioners eligible for the full rate an extra £574.60 annually.

Of course, the figures are based on the maximum possible amount for those with a full qualifying National Insurance record, so those without enough qualifying years will receive less.

Sp if you don’t have a full National Insurance record then your new State Pension will be less than £965.20 every four weeks in the 2026/27 tax year.

Confirming the new rates at the end of last year, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden said: “I am pleased to announce that the basic and new State Pensions will be increased by 4.8%, in line with the increase in average weekly earnings in the year to May-July 2025.

“This delivers on our commitment to the Triple Lock, increasing 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 £575. The full annual rate of the basic State Pension will increase by around £440.”

State Pensioners can determine when their usual payment date from the DWP will fall in June by checking their National Insurance number. The final two digits correspond to the day of the week that payments are normally issued, as follows:

• 00 to 19 – paid on Monday
• 20 to 39 – paid on Tuesday
• 40 to 59 – paid on Wednesday
• 60 to 79 – paid on Thursday
• 80 to 99 – paid on Friday

The DWP said: “You’ll be asked when you want to start getting your State Pension when you claim. Your first payment will be no later than 5 weeks after the date you choose. You’ll get a full payment every 4 weeks after that.

“You might get part of a payment before your first full payment. The letter confirming your State Pension payment will tell you what to expect.

“The day your pension is paid depends on your National Insurance number. You might be paid earlier if your normal payment day is a bank holiday.”