The state pension is paid out to Britons after they have reached state pension age.
The amount you get is dictated by the amount of national insurance you have paid.
The full new State Pension is £168.60 per week.
To qualify for this amount you must have paid 35 years of national insurance.
State pension: ALL the 2019 changes to UK pensions including age and how much you’ll get
As of this month a number of changes are being made to the state pension. What new rules do you need to be aware of?
State pension 2019 changesNew state pension is up from £164.35 a week to up to £168.60 a week
Basic state pension rising up to £3.25 a week to £129.20 a week
Widows benefit and widows pension are both rising from £117.10 a week to £119.90 a week
Attendance allowance, which helps those who have care needs due to disability, is rising to £87.65 a week
Pension credit is rising to £248.80 for single people and £255.25 for couples
Bereavement support payment is frozen at up to £350 a month or £3,500 as a lump sum, although you might get less
Personal independence payment is rising from £57.30 a week to £58.70 a week for those with standard daily living component. For those with standard mobility component it goes up to £23.20
Incapacity benefit has gone up to £112.25 while carer's allowance has gone up to £66.15 a week
Disability living allowance (care component) is rising by up to £2.05 a week from up to £85.60 a week to up to £87.65 a week
Disability
