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Older state pensioners are set for a £184 weekly payment from the Department for Work and Pensions. Under the DWP Triple Lock, the Basic State Pension - for state pensioners born before 1953, if they're women - could be hiked by nearly five per cent.

Te full basic State Pension would see their rates rise to £184.90 per week in 2026 – up from the currently full weekly amount of £176.45.

BBC and ITV star Martin Lewis explained: “The State Pension is set to rise 4.7% [now 4.8%] next April. We know this as it is 'triple locked' – ie, it rises by the higher of 2.5% or inflation or the rise in average earnings. The key figure has just come in for earnings to July and it's likely to be the highest of the three, at 4.7% [now 4.8%].

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