Both Labour and Conservative politicians loathe the triple lock but fear the consequences of acting on that. Call it the hate that dare not speak its name. MPs know voters won’t forgive whoever ...

The Isle of Man is set to scrap the state pension triple lock over concerns it is becoming unaffordable. Higher life expectancy means the island’s state pension fund would be likely to run dry ...

In Westminster, MPs of all stripes don’t want to be the one to say the unsayable: for the state pension triple lock, the end is nigh. Figures released on Tuesday morning from the Office for ...

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Kemi Badenoch has been accused of “putting pensioners on notice” after appearing to suggest the Tories would look at means testing the pensions triple lock. The triple lock ensures state ...

The Isle of Man’s government is proposing an alternative scheme to the current triple lock - Jay Williams ...

The triple lock is unsustainable and must be scrapped, a pensions expert is warning. Kevin Hollister, a pensions actuary and founder of Guiide, says the triple lock "makes no economic sense" - and ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s new pensions minister has said he wants to abolish the “triple lock” which protects pensioners from inflation. The Prime Minister was accused of being “anti-pensioner ...

After Kemi Badenoch admitted the state pension could be in the Conservatives' sights, we ask - do you think the triple lock should be means tested? The Tory leader's comments came in response to a ...

The state pension will rise by £470 to around £11,970 a year in April under the triple lock, which the new Labour Government has committed to keeping for the whole of this parliament.

Millions will benefit from April’s state pension ‘triple lock’ increase – but there’s a catch From April 7 2025, more than 12 million retirees will receive a 4pc boost to their state ...