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Reported £400 pensions boost ‘cold comfort’ for retirees struggling this winter
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Reported £400 pensions boost ‘cold comfort’ for retirees struggling this winter

The Independent  

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Britain’s welfare bill to soar over next four years as parties commit more money for pensioners
6 months, 1 week ago

Britain’s welfare bill to soar over next four years as parties commit more money for pensioners

The Independent  

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What is the triple lock plus – and what could it mean for pensions?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What is the triple lock plus – and what could it mean for pensions?

The Independent  

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Government should reform ‘costly’ triple lock to free up money, OECD says
1 year ago

Government should reform ‘costly’ triple lock to free up money, OECD says

The Independent  

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Jeremy Hunt poised to overhaul pensions triple lock as Treasury scrambles for cash
1 year, 2 months ago

Jeremy Hunt poised to overhaul pensions triple lock as Treasury scrambles for cash

The Telegraph  

The Chancellor and Mel Stride, the Secretary for Work and Pensions, are expected to choose regular pay, which rose 7.8pc, instead of total pay to calculate the triple lock, cutting out the effect of these bonuses. At the same time the latest inflation data suggests shops, pubs and restaurants in England will face a quadrupling of their tax bills next …

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Winter fuel allowance could be scaled back to cover triple lock costs – report
1 year, 2 months ago

Winter fuel allowance could be scaled back to cover triple lock costs – report

The Independent  

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Boost for pensioners as both Labour and Tories pledge to protect triple lock
1 year, 5 months ago

Boost for pensioners as both Labour and Tories pledge to protect triple lock

The Telegraph  

The Tories and Labour have announced that they will fight the next general election on a promise to keep the pensions triple lock. The mechanism guarantees that the state pension goes up every year by whichever is higher of earnings, inflation - which remains stubbornly high at 8.7 per cent - or 2.5 per cent. Mel Stride, the Work and …

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Who will be next Prime Minister if Liz Truss resigns?
2 years, 2 months ago

Who will be next Prime Minister if Liz Truss resigns?

Daily Mail  

Liz Truss is preparing to make a dramatic statement in Downing Street today after crisis talks with Tory chiefs. As Ms Truss's fate seems to be slipping out of her hands just 44 days into her premiership: Keir Starmer has twisted the knife on Ms Truss demanding an immediate general election in a speech to the TUC conference in Brighton; …

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Government urged to announce decision soon on triple lock
3 years, 3 months ago

Government urged to announce decision soon on triple lock

The Independent  

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Pensions triple lock: MPs canvassed for opinions on dropping manifesto commitment
3 years, 4 months ago

Pensions triple lock: MPs canvassed for opinions on dropping manifesto commitment

The Telegraph  

The suspension of the pensions triple lock appears to be moving closer after it emerged last night that Conservative MPs are privately being canvassed on their views on dropping the manifesto commitment. “It was very much an ‘if we do this, what’s your opinion,’” said one well-placed source, who suggested that the Government was now effectively conducting a “straw poll” …

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Surging cost of pensions triple lock piles more pressure on Chancellor
3 years, 5 months ago

Surging cost of pensions triple lock piles more pressure on Chancellor

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh pressure to scrap the triple lock on state pensions after the Government's own fiscal watchdog warned that retirement payments could surge this year in a £3bn hit to the public purse. The triple-lock, a Conservative manifesto pledge, guarantees state pensions rise by whichever is highest out of consumer price inflation, earnings growth of a 2.5pc …

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