New state pensioners aged 77 and under across the UK are set to receive up to £965.20 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in September following a triple lock change earlier this year.

Men born before April 6, 1951, and women born before April 6, 1953, receive the basic State Pension, but anyone born after these dates gets the new State Pension instead. New state pensioners are those who reached State Pension age from April 6, 2016, when the qualifying age was set at 63 to 65. This later continued to rise to age 66, meaning new state pensioners will now all be aged under 77. While current new State Pension claimants will have already seen payments go up by 4.8% from April 6 in line with the triple lock, those who are just reaching State Pension age this month will begin claiming their State Pension on these higher 2026/27 rates from September.

The £241.30 maximum weekly rate for the new State Pension took effect on April 6 and pensioners will continue to reap the benefits of these higher payments in September – and every month that follows until next April.

As the State Pension is paid every four weeks, it means that those who qualify for the full amount can expect payments of £965.20 from the DWP in each four-week payment period.

Over a full year, this amounts to £12,547.60 in pension payments to give those eligible for the full rate an extra £574.60 annually in the 2026 to 2027 tax year.

Of course, the figures are based on the maximum possible amount for those with a full qualifying National Insurance record, so those without enough qualifying years will receive less.

So if you don’t have a full National Insurance record then your new State Pension will be less than £965.20 every four weeks in the current tax year.

Confirming the new rates at the end of last year, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Pat McFadden said: “I am pleased to announce that the basic and new State Pensions will be increased by 4.8%, in line with the increase in average weekly earnings in the year to May-July 2025.

“This delivers on our commitment to the Triple Lock, increasing these rates in line with the highest of growth in prices, growth in earnings or 2.5%.

“From April, the full annual rate of the new State Pension will increase by around £575. The full annual rate of the basic State Pension will increase by around £440.”

Pensioners can determine when State Pension payments payments will land in their bank account in September by checking their National Insurance number. The last two digits correspond to the day of the week that payments are normally issued as follows:

00 to 19 – paid on Monday

20 to 39 – paid on Tuesday

40 to 59 – paid on Wednesday

60 to 79 – paid on Thursday

80 to 99 – paid on Friday

The DWP said: “You’ll be asked when you want to start getting your State Pension when you claim. Your first payment will be no later than 5 weeks after the date you choose. You’ll get a full payment every 4 weeks after that.

“You might get part of a payment before your first full payment. The letter confirming your State Pension payment will tell you what to expect.

“The day your pension is paid depends on your National Insurance number. You might be paid earlier if your normal payment day is a bank holiday.”