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State pensioners born before certain year to miss out on minimum £313 hike from DWP
NewsCost Of LivingDWPThe current full state pension is worth £241.30 per week13:41, 04 Sep 2026State pensioners born before certain year to miss out on minimum £313 hike from DWPState pensioners born before a certain year will miss out on a £313 payment hike from the Department for Work and Pensions next April, it has been warned.Labour Party government Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to raise the state pension again in April - with the Makerfield MP committing to keeping the triple lock.The current full state pension is worth £241.30 per week (about £12,547 a year) for the 2026/27 tax year. This will rise by a minimum of £313 next year, given 2.5 per cent is the lowest of the three triple lock metrics which can be used by the welfare department.READ MORE Andy Burnham government conf
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