The amount of state basic pension you receive will depend on your own (or your late spouse or civil partner's) national insurance contributions and your own individual circumstances.
Your state pension is increased each April by the rise in the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the previous September. The increase in the RPI for September 2006 has been published as 3.6%. This will mean that the single person's state basic pension will increase to £87.30 a week from April 2007. The increased rate for couples is expected to be £139.60 a week.
In addition, the guaranteed minimum income provided through the Guaranteed Credit will increase to £119.05 a week for single pensioners and £181.70 a week for couples from April 2007.
