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Under the triple lock, the state pension is expected to rise by 8.5 percent in April 2024 in line with earnings.
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Under the triple lock, the state pension is expected to rise by 8.5 percent in April 2024 in line with earnings.
'Promises should not be broken', say supporters of the petition to save the triple lock on state pensions - a petition supported by the Daily Express and Silver Voices, the UK-wide over 60s campaign organisation.
State pension payments will increase by 10.1 percent next week, with the full basic state pension increasing to £156.20 a week while the full new state pension now pays £203.85 a week.
The state pension will increase by 10.1 percent in just five days' time, the biggest increase ever. So why will millions of older people feel shortchanged?