The Department for Work and Pensions will send £230 to state pensioners on Tuesday if they have a two-digit code.

At the start of every new tax year, State Pension rates increase, with the amount it goes up by determined by one of three factors.

This is either the average wage growth between May and July of the previous year, consumer price index measure of inflation – measured for September in the previous year – or 2.5 per cent, The Express reports.

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Whichever is the highest out of those three factors determines pension rates for the new tax year.

The current 2025/26 tax year began on April 6, and saw both the basic and new State Pensions uprated by 4.1 per cent, in line with the annual increase in the average wage growth.

In the UK, the State Pension system is split into two schemes – basic and new – with the amount of State Pension received depending on when the recipient retired.

Those who receive the new State Pension, have a full weekly payment rate of £230.25 per week, while those on basic State Pension receive £176.45.

According to the DWP, those on the new State Pension will receive an extra £470 per year, plus an extra £360 annually if they get the full rate.

Some state pensioners were in line to get their next payment, of up to £230, on Tuesday, May 6 – but only if they have a very specific two-digit code.

State Pension is typically paid every four weeks and when first claimed, people choose the date they want to receive their payment.

Pensioners can determine their usual State Pension payment day by looking for the two-digit code at the end of their National Insurance number, as this specifies the date on which payments are normally issued.

If a National Insurance number ends in 20 to 39 it means the usual payment falls on a Tuesday.

The DWP said: “You’ll be asked when you want to start getting your State Pension when you claim.

“Your first payment will be no later than 5 weeks after the date you choose. You’ll get a full payment every four weeks after that.

“You might get part of a payment before your first full payment. The letter confirming your State Pension payment will tell you what to expect.

“The day your pension is paid depends on your National Insurance number.

“You might be paid earlier if your normal payment day is a bank holiday.”