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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Michael Howie

Pension triple lock: How does it work and what does Burnham plan to change?

A shake-up of the way increases to the state pension are calculated from 2030 has been unveiled by Prime Minister Andy Burnham as part of plans to help pay for “landmark” social care reforms.

Mr Burnham said pensions would rise either by CPI (Consumer Prices Index) inflation, or a minimum of 2.5% – which would generate “significant savings”, removing the link to average earnings.

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