Basic State Pension
How much do you get?
From April 2011, the government introduced a triple guarantee that the Basic State Pension will rise by the highest of the following:
• earnings;
• prices (using the Consumer Price Index); or
• 2.5%.
This means that, in 2013-14, The Basic State Pension increase is 2.5%.
The standard rate of Basic State Pension for a man or woman with a full contributions record is £110.15 a week. A wife qualifying on her husband’s contributions is entitled to £66.00, making a couple’s pension £176.15 a week.