https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/nicontributions/Recent content in nicontributions on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 05 May 2026 05:09:05 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/state-pensioners-under-73-to-receive-extra-923-on-top-of-dwp-payment-in-may/Tue, 05 May 2026 05:09:05 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/state-pensioners-under-73-to-receive-extra-923-on-top-of-dwp-payment-in-may/State pensioners who retired before April 2016 may be eligible to receive an additional payment of up to £923 in May, added on top of their regular Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pension. This extra amount comes from the State Earnings Related Pension Scheme (SERPS), also known as the ‘additional state pension,’ which was in operation between 1978 and 2002. SERPS was replaced by the State Second Pension, which continued until 2016.https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-reduces-state-pension-payments-below-241-weekly-maximum-for-some-pensioners/Mon, 04 May 2026 05:49:40 +0000https://birminghamdaily.co.uk/dwp-reduces-state-pension-payments-below-241-weekly-maximum-for-some-pensioners/From 6 April, older people in the UK began to see increases in their state pension payments with the start of the new tax year. However, not everyone will receive the maximum weekly amount of £241.30, as payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) depend on the number of qualifying National Insurance (NI) contributions made. The headline state pension rate is rising by 4.8% this year under the government’s ‘triple lock’ policy, which guarantees that pensions increase annually by the highest of inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.