The UK’s full new state pension is set to increase next April under the government’s “triple lock” uprating mechanism, with multiple outlets saying the weekly amount will rise by just under £10. Several reports describe the rise as approaching £500 over the year, taking the annual figure above £13,000.

Outlets largely agree on the headline figures, including a proposed weekly payment of £250.70 and an annual total around £13,036, up from a current weekly amount of £241.30. Some coverage focuses on the size of the increase and the threshold of “over £13,000”, while others provide broader framing about how many pensioners will be affected and refer to new official figures.

One notable difference is that the Daily Mail and Mail Online include a political note that Prime Minister Andy Burnham plans to replace the triple lock with a “double lock” from 2030. Elsewhere, such political context is either absent or not emphasised.