State Pension increase April 2027: what the triple lock points to

Projected: 3.9%, full new State Pension about £250.70 a week from April 2027. Not yet confirmed. This page is updated the day each piece of the calculation lands.

How the triple lock works

Each April the State Pension rises by the highest of three figures:

• Earnings growth: average weekly earnings including bonuses for May to July, published by the ONS in September.
• Inflation: the Consumer Prices Index for September, published in October.
• 2.5%: the floor.

Where the 2027 figure stands

• Earnings growth, May to July 2026: 3.9% (ONS, September 2026). This is currently the highest of the three.
• September 2026 CPI: published 21 October 2026. It would need to be above 3.9% to change the outcome.
• 2.5% floor: already beaten.

If 3.9% holds, the full new State Pension goes from £241.30 to about £250.70 a week, roughly £488 a year. The full basic State Pension would go from £184.90 to about £192.10.

When it is confirmed

The Work and Pensions Secretary confirms the rate in a written statement to Parliament, usually in the days around the Budget, which is on 28 October 2026. The new rate is paid from the first Monday on or after 6 April 2027.

Recent rises

• April 2024: 8.5% (earnings)
• April 2025: 4.1% (earnings)
• April 2026: 4.8% (earnings)
• April 2027: 3.9% projected (earnings)

The triple lock is a government commitment, not a law. Both main parties have promised to keep it for this Parliament. Any change would be logged on the register.

Sources

• Average weekly earnings in Great Britain, ONS
• The new State Pension: what you'll get, gov.uk

Information only, not financial advice. If a figure here and gov.uk ever disagree, gov.uk is right and we will fix it.