Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 13357

State Retirement Pensions

Tabled: 8 November 2024
Answered: 15 November 2024

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of a 25 pence per week increase for state pension claimants.

Answer

Emma Reynolds
No such assessment has been made. We are absolutely committed, through the Triple Lock, to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. This means that from April 2025, subject to Parliamentary approval, the b...

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