Reforming the “triple lock” system to remove the veto the United Nations Security Council in effect has over the deployment ...

A former DWP employee is warning how this year's Triple Lock uprate will affect some pensioners differently through a 'two-tier system'. Under the Triple Lock guarantee, both the New and Basic State ...

The triple lock has delivered considerable increases to the state pension in recent years, with a 4.1 percent boost this past April, after an 8.5 percent pay boost in April 2024. Pensioners received a ...

Raising the access age for the benefit is one method the Government could use to control the ever-growing state pension bill. Another approach to reducing the rising welfare bill owing to the state ...

The triple lock has resulted in unpredictable and sometimes overly generous increases to the state pension A research institute has called to scrap the triple lock and replace it with a system that ...

During a Work and Pensions Committee session, pension experts put forward potential changes to the triple lock arrangement. Proposals put on the table included introducing means-testing for state ...

At a weekly ballet class in Wokingham, dancers glide elegantly through an intricate series of poses, making it look easy despite ranging in age from 50 to over 80. Figures released on Tuesday, ...

The triple lock ensures the State Pension rises each April by whichever is highest of 2.5%, the increase in inflation or ...

Currently set at 66 for both men and women, the access age is set to climb progressively to 67 during the period from April 2026 through to April 2028. Raising the qualifying age is one mechanism ...