The situation affects certain people who reached state pension age after April 2016 and whose National Insurance numbers place their normal payment day on a Monday. The amount does not represent an increase in the pension rate itself, but results from the way four-weekly payments fall across the calendar during August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Express, people who reached state pension age after April 2016 can receive up to \u00a3241.30 a week under the new state pension, provided they have a full National Insurance record. The equivalent basic weekly payment cited for older state pensioners is \u00a3184.90.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The rates follow the 4.8 per cent Triple Lock<\/strong> increase introduced in April. New state pension recipients do not receive certain additions available under earlier arrangements, including Additional Pension or Second State Pension payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although state pension amounts are commonly expressed as weekly figures, payments are normally made every four weeks. At the full new state pension rate of \u00a3241.30 a week, a four-week payment comes to \u00a3965.20. According to the DWP information reported by the Express, the precise payment day is determined by the final two digits <\/strong>of a claimant\u2019s National Insurance number. People whose numbers end between 00 and 19 are normally paid on Mondays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n August 2026 contains five Mondays, with the final one falling on 31 August. For pensioners in this payment group, two separate four-weekly payments can therefore arrive during the month. For somebody receiving the full new state pension<\/a>, those two instalments would total \u00a31,930.40<\/strong> before September begins. The figure represents eight weeks of pension payments received within the same calendar month rather than a special additional payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People with incomplete National Insurance records will receive less. The Express reports that the DWP determines individual pension entitlement when a person reaches state pension age, meaning the amount paid depends on the claimant\u2019s contribution record.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhy Some Pensioners Will Receive Two Payments in August<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n