Pensioners have been dealt a fresh blow as Keir Starmer refused to commit to the triple lock. Campaigners hailed the Conservatives’ promise to protect pensioners’ incomes as a “great first shot” in the battle for support from older voters. But within just
Rishi Sunak will give pensioners an election guarantee that the triple lock will remain in place under a future Conservative government. In a major victory for the Daily Express, the Prime Minister will put the pledge of a decent rise in the
Jeremy Hunt has suggested the pension triple lock is “under review” as the government scrambles to fund increases in defence spending and boost economic growth. The chancellor said the measure, which guarantees that the state pension rises by the highest of inflation,
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They hit out after a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said a new earnings-linked guarantee should be set for the state pension. The leading research institute warned there is currently no sense of what level the pension will
Campaigners warned the pledge must be honoured in full amid claims the Chancellor is planning to pay out a lower rate in the autumn statement. Mr Hunt is expected to make tax cuts to get the economy “fizzing” when he delivers the
The Chancellor has been considering stripping out so-called one off public sector bonuses from the calculation to shave £900 million off the bill. But many older people will agree with former pensions minister, Sir Steve Webb, that this amounts to “fiddling” the
The Chancellor is considering paying a lower amount than the 8.5 per cent pensioners are expecting so he can save around £900 million. But economists now believe he will have more money than had been feared in the autumn statement later this