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State Pension payments are rising next month - these are the new weekly rates

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Claimants will see a 0.5 per cent increase in their allowances from the following week, beginning on April 12.State Pension payments will rise by 2.5 per cent, which means people over the age of 66 on the full, new State Pension will receive £179.60 per week - an increase of £4.40 on the current rate of £175.20.

This equates to an extra £17.60 a month and £228.80 for the 2021/22 financial year. Anyone on the 'old' basic State Pension (category A or B), currently receiving £134.25 each week, will be paid £137.65 - a benefit increase of £3.40.

This equates to an extra £13.60 a month and £176.80 for the 2021/22 financial year.The annual rise is a result of the ‘triple lock’ ruling, which is a safeguard.

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