Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What recent assessment he has made of the impact of inflation on pensioners.”
Tabled: 17 January 2023Answered: 23 January 2023
Asked by
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Torsten Bell)
Our commitment to the triple lock throughout this Parliament means that spending on the state pension is set to rise by £31 billion a year. Individuals are set to see increases of up to £1,900 a year, benefiting 21,000 pensioners in North Durham and 12 million people in Britain as a whole.