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State Pension increases under the triple lock

The State Pension rose 4.8% in April 2026 under the triple lock, taking the full new State Pension to £241.30 a week, according to the DWP. From 2011/12 to 2026/27, earnings growth set the rise in 6 years, CPI inflation in 5 and the 2.5% floor in 4.

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PensionsEconomics

SourceDWP benefit rates; uprating written ministerial statements

PeriodUK, 2011/12 to 2026/27

Bar chart of the yearly State Pension increase from 2011/12 to 2026/27, coloured by which part of the triple lock set it: 2011/12 4.6% (RPI (2011/12 only)), 2012/13 5.2% (CPI inflation), 2013/14 2.5% (2.5% floor), 2014/15 2.7% (CPI inflation), 2015/16 2.5% (2.5% floor), 2016/17 2.9% (Earnings growth), 2017/18 2.5% (2.5% floor), 2018/19 3.0% (CPI inflation), 2019/20 2.6% (Earnings growth), 2020/21 3.9% (Earnings growth), 2021/22 2.5% (2.5% floor), 2022/23 3.1% (CPI (earnings link suspended)), 2023/24 10.1% (CPI inflation), 2024/25 8.5% (Earnings growth), 2025/26 4.1% (Earnings growth), 2026/27 4.8% (Earnings growth).

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