protectedrights on Birmingham Dailyhttps://birminghamdaily.co.uk/tags/protectedrights/Recent content in protectedrights on Birmingham DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usTue, 05 May 2026 05:09:05 +0000State Pensioners Under 73 to Receive Extra £923 on Top of DWP Payment in Mayhttps://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.