The State Pension increases - April 2025

Good news for pensioners – the State Pension has increased this tax year! Starting from April 2025. It’s a rise of 4.1%.

The new weekly total for the new State Pension is £230.25, which works out as £11,973 per year (a rise of £472).

If you are receiving the basic State Pension, which is for men born before 6th April 1951, and for women born before 1953, the new weekly total is £176.45, which works out as £9,175.40 per year (a rise of £363).

The State Pension rises annually, thanks to something called the ‘triple lock’, which means it must rise by the highest of either:

1. The rate of inflation (things going up in price)
2. The average increase in wages
3. 2.5%

This year, inflation was 4.1%, which was the highest, so the State Pension has risen by 4.1% too.

You’ll qualify for the State Pension if you make at least 10 years worth of National Insurance contributions, and 35 years for the full amount. 

You’ll receive the State Pension from the age of 66, rising to 67 in 2028 and later to 68. Check out our State Pension age calculator to find out your own pension age.