Written questions

State Retirement Pensions

Commons · Question 13357 · Tabled 8 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 15 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

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

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 15 Nov 2024

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...