20 h. ago Update on State Pension triple lock 'phase out' calls in Commons

Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh has called for phasing out the State Pension triple lock, warning it's 'bankrupting' Britain during House of Commons debate

Politics

20 h. ago New call to ‘phase out’ State Pension uprating using the Triple Lock

A Conservative in receipt of the State Pension warned the contributory benefit is ‘bankrupting the country’.

Politics

7 d. ago DWP confirms New and Basic State Pension weekly payment rates from April

Pensioners could see an increase of up to £574 next year under the Triple Lock.

Economics

1 week ago Voices: ‘We used to be working people’: Pensioners defend triple lock after Reeves’ Budget

Our community reacted with outrage to James Moore’s column suggesting pensioners are being ‘mollycoddled’ by Rachel Reeves’s Budget

Economics

1 week ago DWP state pensions to rise by £575 a year as new rates confirmed in Autumn Budget 2025

The State Pension will increase in April in line with the Triple Lock Promise

Economics

1 week ago State pension will rise 4.8% to £12,548 a year next April, Chancellor confirms

Popular triple lock guarantee means the state pension is increased by the highest of inflation , average earnings growth or 2.5%.

Economics

1 week ago Millions of pensioners to receive £575 boost under 'triple lock'

From April, the rate of the full new state pension is expected to increase to just over £240 per week - an increase the Chancellor said was worth £575 per year.

Economics

2 w. ago Triple lock alert over £1,485 shortfall in state pension payments

State pension payments go up each April

Economics

2 w. ago Major triple lock update confirmed by Rachel Reeves ahead of announcement this week

Rachel Reeves shared some insights on what news the Budget might hold for pensioners

Politics

2 w. ago DWP triple lock alert as state pension expected to rise 4.8% in Autumn Budget

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to confirm the triple lock mechanism will increase state pensions by 4.8 per cent from April 2026

Economics

2 w. ago DWP triple lock alert as major changes to tax allowances for state pensioners incoming

The triple lock mechanism is expected to lift payments by 4.8 per cent next April to £12,547.60 annually - just £20 short of using the entire allowance

Economics

2 w. ago State pension £561 boost from April – but there's one tax catch for this reason

From April next year, the state pension is set to increase by 4.7% due to the triple lock, but the frozen personal allowance could mean more pensioners paying income tax

Economics

2 w. ago Martin Lewis issues State Pension tax warning ahead of Budget and says 'it will probably be the first time you will pay'

The State Pension is expected to increase by more than 4% next April in line with the triple lock promise

Economics

2 w. ago A HUGE retirement saving crisis looms if state pension triple lock is ditched

Former minister Steve Webb found out Government estimates for how much people would 'under-save' if the guarantee was axed - and says they are 'shocking'.

Economics

3 w. ago Calls for 'unjust' DWP State Pension triple lock to be scrapped

The state pension increased 4.1 percent this year thanks to the triple lock

Politics

3 w. ago Triple lock update as economic figures 'tighten the Treasury's fiscal position'

State pension payments rise each April in line with the triple lock

Economics

3 w. ago Triple lock under threat as DWP state pension bill 'continues to rise'

State pension payments go up each April in line with the triple lock

Economics

3 w. ago Pensioners urged to check if they will pay tax in retirement next year

The earnings growth measure looks set to be the multiplier for the Triple Lock for the annual uprating.

Economics