State pension increase of 8.5% will be greeted with relief, say experts
by Vicky Shaw
Nov 22, 2023
2 minutes
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Pensioners are set for a bumper 8.5% state pension increase from next April.
Someone on the full, new state pension will see their pension grow from just under £204 per week to just over £221 per week from April 2024.
And someone reaching state pension age before 2016 could see their full, weekly, basic state pension increase from around £156 to about £169.
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