Rate history
State Pension (Contributory): rates by year
Every figure in the dated series for State Pension (Contributory), 2025 to 2027. A bold figure is the one that changed on that date; a column dated in the future is a Budget change still to start.
| Figure | 1 Jan 2025 | 1 Jan 2026 | from 1 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| qualified adult, pensioner 66, adult 66 or over | €259.40 | €268.40 | €277.40 |
| qualified adult, pensioner 66, adult under 66 | €192.70 | €199.40 | €206.10 |
| qualified adult, pensioner 67, adult 66 or over | – | €281 | €281 |
| qualified adult, pensioner 67, adult under 66 | – | €208.80 | €208.80 |
| qualified adult, pensioner 68, adult 66 or over | – | €295 | €295 |
| qualified adult, pensioner 68, adult under 66 | – | €219.10 | €219.10 |
| rate at 66 | €289.30 | €299.30 | €309.30 |
| rate at 67 | – | €313.40 | €313.40 |
| rate at 68 | – | €328.90 | €328.90 |
A dash means the series holds no figure for that date. These are the figures the calculators run on, each stored with the date it took effect, so a change applies on the day and not before. The series start in 2025 for most payments; earlier years will be added from the Department's published rate booklets. The guide is here. Other payments: rate history. What moved and when, across every payment: what changed at the official source.
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