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Pensions & payments
What the State Pension rates are for 2026/27, when payments arrive and what happens around bank holidays, and how the pension is treated if you move abroad.
PENSIONS & PAYMENTS · ADVERTISEMENT28 OCT 2026
The April State Pension rise has changed weekly payments: what the figures show
The 2026 annual increase is in force. The new full rates are higher, but the amount actually paid depends on which State Pension a person receives.
PENSIONS & PAYMENTSBANK HOLIDAY 25 DEC 2026
Why your State Pension arrives on the day it does, and what happens at bank holidays
The State Pension is paid every four weeks, in arrears, on a weekday set by the last two digits of the National Insurance number. When that day is a bank holiday, the payment can come earlier.
PENSIONS & PAYMENTSTAX YEAR 6 APR 2027
Moving abroad with a State Pension, and the countries where it stops rising
A UK State Pension can be paid almost anywhere, but it only rises each year in the EEA, Gibraltar, Switzerland and certain agreement countries. Elsewhere, including Canada, New Zealand and Australia, it stays frozen.