PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
State Retirement Pensions (4 October 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure the continuation of the triple lock on state pensions.
Asked by:
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)
Asked by:
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat)
Answer
The Government has committed to up-rating the basic and new State Pensions by the Triple Lock for the length of this Parliament.
Through our commitment to protect the Triple Lock, over 12 million pensioners will benefit. Over the course of this Parliament, the full yearly rate of the new State Pension is forecast to increase by around £1,700.
Answered by:
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
16 October 2024
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