Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4920

Pensioners: Hampshire

Tabled: 9 September 2024
Answered: 16 September 2024

Question

Alex Baker

LabourAldershot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of inflation on living standards of pensioners in (a) Aldershot constituency and (b) Hampshire.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
No such assessment of inflation on living standards has been made. The Government is committed to the Triple Lock, which means that in April 2025, the basic and new State pension will increase by the higher of the growth in average earnings, price increas...

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