https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/appayments/Recent content in appayments on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:41 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-increases-additional-pension-payments-by-439-annually-for-basic-state-pensioners/Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:00:41 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-increases-additional-pension-payments-by-439-annually-for-basic-state-pensioners/The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has increased Additional Pension (AP) payments for basic state pensioners, resulting in an extra £8.44 per week. This uplift raises the weekly payment from £222.10 to £230.54, amounting to an additional £439 annually. The Additional State Pension, also known as the second state pension or the State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme (SERPS), served as a top-up to the basic state pension. Although new claims for additional state pension are no longer possible, individuals who reached state pension age before April 2016 will continue to receive their entitled basic and additional state pension amounts.