Under current legislation, the state pension age is due to rise from 67 to 68 between 2044 and 2046. Are you affected by state pension age changes? Former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has criticised proposals to increase the state pension age. Another significant pension change is also due to take effect before the proposed increase to the state pension age. In April, the full new state pension increased by 4.8 per cent to £241.30 a week under the triple lock.