Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 58215

State Retirement Pensions

Tabled: 9 June 2025

Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to improve the safety of pensions.

Answer

Torsten Bell

On State Pensions, we have made a commitment to the Triple Lock for the entirety of this Parliament which will mean the annual spend on people’s State Pensions is forecast to rise by around £31 billion. These rises are only possible because of the tough d...

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