The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) has confirmed new state pension payment rates ahead of the next financial year and tax year, which starts in April.

The full new DWP State Pension is set to rise by more than 4.1 per cent from April as the Cost of Living crisis continues.

According to ONS figures, the UK gender pay gap stood at 7.7% as of April 2023. The current full state pension is £221.20 a week, or £11,502.40 a year. The ‘old’ basic state pension ...

As of May 2024, 12.9 million people got the state pension — a 220,000 jump on the previous year. When we talk about the state pension, we often talk about it in terms of people getting the new ...