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State pensioners expecting their January payment will receive their \u00a3921 monthly payment early(Image: Victor Golmer via Getty Images)<\/p>\nState pensioners expecting their January payment will receive their \u00a3921 monthly payment earlyState pensioners expecting their January payment will receive their \u00a3921 monthly payment early(Image: Victor Golmer via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
DWP state pensioners born after 1951 or 1953 will receive \u00a3921 before the end of the week. State pension payments<\/a> are scheduled to be dispatched as usual on Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30.<\/p>\n However, if your payment is due on Thursday, January 1, then the payment date has been advanced to Wednesday, 31 December. Similarly, if you’re due to be paid on Friday, 2 January in Scotland, you will also receive payments on Wednesday instead.<\/p>\n State pensioners born after 1951 for men, and 1953 for women, earn \u00a3921 a month courtesy of the DWP Full and New State Pension rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n The amount you’ll receive from the State Pension increased in April 2025. This is due to the government maintaining the triple lock \u2013 which was reinstated in 2023 after a period of suspension.<\/p>\n The State Pension rose by 4.1%, in accordance with average earnings growth between May-July 2024. The increase was confirmed in last year’s Autumn Budget and affects those eligible for the new flat-rate State Pension, introduced in April 2016, or the older basic State Pension, reports Birmingham Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n This increase means that those qualifying for a full new State Pension now receive \u00a3230.25 a week (up from \u00a3221.20). And those who reached State Pension age before April 2016, who are on the older basic State Pension, now receive \u00a3176.45 \u2013 up from \u00a3169.50.<\/p>\n In a cautionary note for pensioners, Standard Life stated: “Even with the rise in April, a full new State Pension is \u00a311,973 a year. Bear in mind that the Retirement Living Standards suggest a single person would need \u00a314,400 a year to cover just a ‘minimum’ retirement lifestyle.<\/p>\n “The reality is there’s a significant gap between what you get from the State Pension and what you may actually need or want in retirement.<\/p>\n “The State Pension alone will only cover a very basic lifestyle and, because it only starts in your late 60s, won’t help to support you if you want to retire earlier. So it should only be a part of your overall retirement plan. Also bear in mind that it can be subject to tax.<\/p>\n “It’s important to fully understand how much you might need to be able to afford the retirement you want.”<\/p>\n