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Older state pensioners will be able to access a further £566-worth of benefits following the Budget announcements this week, starting from April.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Triple Lock will be kept in place and, as a result, state pension payments will increase by 4.8 per cent from April 2026, which is based on wage growth for September, reports Express.co.uk.

It means new, post-2016 state pensioners will be handed another £575 per year if they have a full National Insurance record.

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However older state pensioners only get a £439 boost, as their weekly payments are lower.

But, there is another DWP benefit wh

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