Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live
“If confirmed, this would see the full New State Pension rise to over £13,000. While we will need to wait for September’s inflation figure before the uprating mechanism is formally confirmed, inflation is currently expected to remain below earnings growth, making an earnings-led increase the most likely outcome. “For pensioners, another above-inflation increase will be welcome news and reflects the success of the triple lock in strengthening the value of the State Pension over time.
- ▪“If confirmed, this would see the full New State Pension rise to over £13,000.
- ▪While we will need to wait for September’s inflation figure before the uprating mechanism is formally confirmed, inflation is currently expected to remain below earnings growth, making an earnings-led increase the most likely outcome.
- ▪“For pensioners, another above-inflation increase will be welcome news and reflects the success of the triple lock in strengthening the value of the State Pension over time.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 3 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ What is the triple lock and how much is the state pension worth? — BBC News — Business
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02.27 EDTState pension set to rise by 3.9% after wage growth dataThe UK state pension is set to rise by 3.9% next year, it appears, following today’s wage growth figures.Under the triple-lock system, pensions rise by the highest of average earnings, inflation, or 2.5%.So today’s data showing that total pay rose by 3.9% over the last year is likely to be the figure used to set the pension increase (unless we get a surge of inflation in September’s data to 4% or higher).Assuming, of course, that the government continue to stick with the triple-lock – as there are calls to suspend it.Jon Greer, head of retirement policy at Quilter, says: double quotation mark“Today’s earnings figures show wage growth running at 3.9%, which puts a State Pension increase of a similar magnitude firmly on the…
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