Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 105122
State Retirement Pensions
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the annual uprating arrangements for (a) both parts of the old state pension (basic and second) and (b) the new state pension.
Answer
Torsten BellLegislation requires that both the basic State Pension (pre-2016 system) and the new State Pension should rise annually at least in line with earnings. The Government has made a manifesto commitment for this Parliament to maintain the Triple Lock for the ...
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