Recent history of State Pension amounts are below;
• The new Single Tier Pension (STP) for those individuals who reach State Pension Age on or after 6/4/2016 (to receive the full single tier pension you will need 35 qualifying years), and
• The previous Basic State Pension (BSP) for those individuals who reach State Pension Age before 6/4/2016 (to receive the full single tier pension you will need 30 qualifying years).
TAX YEAR | STP | BSP (Single) | BSP Additional Married amount |
2024/25 | £221.20 p.w. £11,502.40 p.a. | £169.50 p.w. £8,814.00 p.a. | £101.55 p.w. £5,280.60 p.a. |
2023/24 | £203.85 p.w. £10,600.20 p.a. | £156.20 p.w. £8,122.40 p.a. | £93.60 p.w. £4,867.20 p.a. |
2022/23 | £185.15 p.w £9,627.80 p.a | £141.85 p.w £7,376.20 p.a | £85.00 p.w £4,420.00 p.a |
2021/22 | £179.60 p.w £9,339.20 p.a | £137.60 p.w £7,155.20 p.a | £82.45 p.w £4,287.40 p.a |
2020/21 | £175.20 p.w £9,110.40 p.a | £134.25 p.w £6,981.00 p.a | £80.45 p.w £4,183.40 p.a |
2019/20 | £168.60 p.w £8,767.20 p.a | £129.20 p.w £6,718.40 p.a | £77.45 p.w £4,027.40 p.a |
2018/19 | £164.35 p.w £8,546.20 p.a | £125.95 p.w £6,549.40 p.a | £75.50 p.w £3,926.00 p.a |
2017/18 | £159.55 p.w £8,296.60 p.a | £122.30 p.w £6,359.60 p.a | £73.30 p.w £3,811.60 p.a |
2016/17 | £155.65 p.w £8,093.80 p.a | £119.30 p.w £6,203.60 p.a | £71.50 p.w £3,718.00 p.a. |
Annual Payment is 52 time the weekly amount.
Clients’ can obtain a forecast of their state pension by registering on-line at https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/checkmystatepension Or they can consider completing a BR19 and send it to the DWP.