{"id":123240,"date":"2026-07-21T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/?p=123240"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T22:56:25","slug":"state-pension-change-from-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.econostrum.info\/uk\/state-pension-change-from-august\/","title":{"rendered":"State Pension Change From August Means Many Will Wait Longer for \u00a3241.30 a Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People born between 6 August 1960 and 5 September 1960 will be the next group affected by the revised timetable. According to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP<\/strong>), they will have to wait until they reach 66 years and five months before becoming eligible to receive their State Pension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The increase follows legislation that changed both the timing and the method of introducing the higher State Pension age. Rather than moving everyone to a new qualifying age on a single date, eligibility is now increasing in monthly stages depending on an individual’s date of birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The amount people receive also continues to depend on their National Insurance record. According to GOV.UK, the full rate of the new State Pension is currently \u00a3241.30 a week<\/strong>, although some pensioners receive less or more depending on their contribution history and whether they built up entitlement under previous arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August Marks the Next Stage of the Phased Pension Age Increase<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The State Pension age began rising from 66 to 67 on 6 April 2026 through a phased timetable that will continue until 2028. According to the DWP, people born between 6 April 1960 and 5 March 1961 will reach State Pension age at 66 years plus a specified number of additional months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From August, the next stage applies to those born between 6 August 1960 and 5 September 1960. Under the timetable, they will become eligible to claim their State Pension<\/a> at the age of 66 years and five months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, someone born on 6 August 1960 will qualify for their State Pension on 6 January 2027, when they reach exactly 66 years and five months. The timetable <\/strong>then continues to increase by one additional month for successive birth groups until people born between 6 March 1961 and 5 April 1977 reach State Pension age at 67.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DWP states that the Pensions Act 2014 brought forward the increase in the State Pension age from 66 to 67 by eight years and introduced the phased approach now being implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\ud83d\udea8 NEW: The Government is now set to raise the state pension age to 68 in 2037 – seven years earlier than originally planned<\/p>— Politics UK (@PolitlcsUK) July 14, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote>