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Will Labour raise the state pension age?
A government in need of cutting expenditure could be tempted to hike the state pension age. We look at whether it could rise higher and faster than currently planned
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State pension will rise by £460 in April wage data suggests
Triple lock will result in an above average rise in pension payments next year after wages increased by 4%
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Thousands of state pension underpayment letters left unanswered – are you sitting on a ‘pensions goldmine?’
News The government is waiting for replies from thousands of people whose relatives may have been underpaid their state pension. Are you owed money?
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More state pension errors uncovered – are you affected?
A new group of retirees have been underpaid their state pension. This could be just the “tip of the iceberg”. We explain who’s affected, and how to check.
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Should the state pension be means-tested?
Opinion Means testing the state pension would prove vastly complicated and intrusive, says Merryn Somerset Webb
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Conservative manifesto state pension plan: what is the triple lock plus? Rishi Sunak policy explained
Explainer The triple lock plus policy has been touted by Rishi Sunak as a tax cut for pensioners. But experts say it could still lead to retirees paying tax, and push the state pension age up.
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Almost 2.5 million retirees will pay tax on state pension despite triple lock plus policy, says Steve Webb
The former pensions minister argues that the Conservatives’ claim that pensioners will never pay income tax on their state pension is incorrect. We look at the figures.
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Conservatives predict state pension will hit £13,200 by 2029
The UK state pension will reach £13,200 by the end of the next parliament, thanks to the triple lock, according to the Tories. We look at how inflation will affect the forecasts.
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Labour confirms commitment to state pension triple lock - but two problems remain
Keir Starmer has promised to keep the triple lock if Labour wins the general election. We look at how the Labour pledge differs to the Conservatives’ “triple lock plus” - and why two problems still remain for Starmer
