A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to £19,760 per year, the equivalent to £380 each week, has passed the 10,000 signature threshold and is now awaiting a response from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The suggested increase would bring State Pension payments into line with the recent rise on April 1 to the National Living Wage, which is now £9.50 an hour for people aged over 23 working a 40-hour week, paying an annual salary of £19,760.
The DWP will increase State Pension payments by 3.1%from Monday, April 11, 2022, which means the basic State Pension will go up to £141.85 per week from £137.60 and the full, new State Pension will rise to £185.15 from £179.60.
