Divorce‑linked adjustments to the new State Pension will be uprated after the State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2025 was signed on 25 November and laid on 27 November. It takes effect for awards on advance claims from 22 December 2025 and for all other purposes from 6 April 2026, applying across England, Wales and Scotland to people reaching pensionable age on or after 7 April 2026. Signed by DWP minister Torsten Bell.

Put simply, a court can split state pension rights on divorce or civil partnership dissolution. The person receiving a share gets a “state scheme pension credit” that pays a separate state pension under section 13; the person giving up a share has a “state scheme pension debit” that reduces their section 4 pension under section 14.

This Order updates the cash amounts of those credits and debits in line with the rise in prices so their real value is maintained until pension age. The Schedule sets the uplift by the tax year when the adjustment arose: 39.2% for 2016–17 cases, 33.8% for 2018–19, 12.6% for 2023–24, 5.6% for 2024–25 and 3.8% for 2025–26.

Two quick illustrations using the Order’s percentages. A £12 a week state scheme pension credit from 2018–19 would be revalued by 33.8% to £16.06 before any future uprating once in payment. A £10 weekly debit from 2023–24 would be revalued by 12.6% to £11.26, increasing the deduction accordingly.

Which percentage applies depends on when you reach pensionable age. By law it’s the figure set by the last revaluation order in force before you hit pension age, not the date of your divorce. That is why this 2025 Order applies to people reaching pensionable age on or after 7 April 2026.

If your settlement included a state scheme pension credit or debit, keep your court order and DWP correspondence handy. From 22 December 2025, those who will reach pensionable age on or after 7 April 2026 can have awards made on advance claims, with the new revaluation applied. The Great Britain scope is explicit in the instrument.

For planning, remember this is an inflation adjustment rather than a windfall. Credits rise in cash terms to protect spending power; debits also rise so that the reduction keeps pace with prices. Once your section 13 pension or section 14 reduction is in payment, it follows the State Pension uprating rules in Schedules 9 and 10.

One final practical note: social security is devolved in Northern Ireland. The Great Britain Order does not extend there, so readers with NI cases should check the Northern Ireland provisions.