8 h. 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

8 h. 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

69 h. 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

3 d. ago Government announces plans to use army to help tackle driving test backlog

The DVSA will fork out £100,000 for the extra support

Politics

4 d. ago Tourists 'paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in "human safari" hunting trips to Sarajevo

Prosecutors in Milan have opened an investigation into Italian tourists who allegedly paid £70,000 to shoot innocent people in 'human safari' hunting trips to Sarajevo, with extra charged to kill children.

Economics

6 d. ago Call for people who reach state pension age to be paid for five years even if they die

Sir Steve Webb, who was pensions minister when the triple lock was introduced, has urged Rachel Reeves to implement a ‘minimum guaranteed payout’ of five years

Events

8 d. ago Pensioners can claim two benefits which boost annual income to nearly £18,000

Older people on a low income or living with a health condition could be due extra financial help on top of their State Pension.

Economics

9 d. ago Minister who helped roll out triple lock says it's 'not sustainable'

Concerns are growing that the triple lock is unsustainable

Politics

1 week ago Households saving hard as uncertainty reigns supreme, says LEE BOYCE

It's safe to say that uncertainty over what the Chancellor may or may not do next has convinced households to bunker away cash.

Politics

1 week ago Reform's Richard Tice warns triple lock is 'unsustainable' and public sector pensions pose 'bigger risk than climate change' to UK economy

Reform's Richard Tice has branded the long-established policy of the state pension triple lock, which guarantees pensioners' incomes rise in real terms each year, 'unsustainable'.

Events

1 week ago All the new and basic State Pension weekly payments due from April

The full new State Pension will increase by around £574 from April, 2026, if the triple lock is retained

Economics

1 week ago Full list of New and Basic State Pension weekly amounts from April

The Triple Lock means the New and Basic State Pensions increase each year

Politics

1 week ago Farage accused of betraying pensioners after triple lock hint in speech Tories say was rambling and incoherent – UK politics live

Reform leader refuses to commit to keeping mechanism that guarantees how pensions are increasedFarage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Farage accused of betraying pensioners but praised for ‘fiscal discipline’ after triple lock hint – politics live

Reform leader refuses to commit to keeping mechanism that guarantees how pensions are increasedFarage is speaking now. He says another “depressing budget hoves into view”. It will be a budget that “doesn’t have the guts to cut public spending”.He says Britain has been living under an illusion.I think for some years we’ve actually been living under an illusion. We’ve not been prepared to face up to just how much of an economic mess we genuinely in.As we slipped down the global league tables, we kid ourselves that it’s OK, we’ve got GDP growth. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago DWP breaks down Pension Credit barriers to help people claim £4,300 boost

A successful new claim for Pension Credit can unlock access to help with housing costs and Council Tax bills.

Economics

1 week ago Nigel Farage suggests young people on minimum wage earn too much

Reform UK leader also predicted a general election within the next two years, as a consequence of Rachel Reeves’ ‘austerity Budget’

Politics

1 week ago Nigel Farage 'to betray pensioners' with response to state pension triple lock

Nigel Farage and Reform were branded 'vultures' who would betray pensioners and bring in a new era of austerity after a major speech in the City of London when previous tax plans were axed

Politics

2 w. ago New DWP trial to encourage nearly one million pensioners to claim £4,300 income boost

New DWP analysis shows uptake of Pension Credit is higher in Scotland than England and Wales.

Economics

2 w. ago Triple lock update over 'review' of state pension increase calculation

State pension payments increase each April under the current rules

Politics

2 w. ago Triple lock alert as state pensioners urged to check bank account

State pension payments increase in April in line with the triple lock

Economics