The full, new State Pension rate for the 2025/26 tax year is £230.25 per week, while the basic State Pension rate is £176.45 per week. The difference in rate works out at £2,461 a year.

She also highlighted: "With The Triple Lock relating to the basic rates of the State Pension only, this has created a two-tier uprating system for those who reached State Pension Age before April ...