State Retirement Pensions
(asked on 13th July 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department will take to implement its commitments on the triple lock for state pensions.
This question was answered on 21st July 2021
As a result of the Triple Lock, the full yearly basic State Pension is now over £2,050 higher than in 2010 in cash terms.
Decisions on the rates for State Pensions are made each Autumn as part of the Up-rating review by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
We are committed to ensuring that older people are able to live with the dignity and respect they deserve; the State Pension is the foundation of support for older people