State Pension to Rise 4.1% in April 2026: Triple Lock Delivers £460 Annual Increase
Published: 26 February 2026
The Event
The government confirmed today that the state pension will rise by four point one percent from April 2026, in line with the triple lock commitment. The full new state pension will increase from eleven thousand five hundred and two pounds per year to eleven thousand nine hundred and seventy-three pounds. That is an extra four hundred and seventy-one pounds per year, or thirty-nine pounds per month.
The basic state pension, for those who reached state pension age before April 2016, will rise from eight thousand eight hundred and fourteen pounds to nine thousand one hundred and seventy-five pounds. An increase of three hundred and sixty-one pounds per year.
