Andy Burnham bumper £834 payments for state pensioners born before 1950

NewsCost Of LivingPensionPension payments will be rising once again for millions09:55, 21 Aug 2026Pension payments will rise under triple lock rules.State pension payments will be rising for millions of over-65s next April.‌And latest figures have provided an indication of how much payments could go up by for 2026/27.‌The UK state pension is split into two types with two different rates - full and basic.‌READ MORE: Andy Burnham bumper £1,088 payments for pensioners born before 1960READ MORE: Andy Burnham cutting payments for 3 million pensioners born before 1960Under a revamp a decade ago, all retirees from 2016 onwards went onto the new full version.‌All older pensioners remained on the basic pension. The basic version is lower than the full pension.Older seniors may also get top-up payme