Written question asked by Debbie Abrahams (Labour) on Thursday, 14 September 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 9 October 2017 (named day). It was answered by Guy Opperman (Conservative) on Monday, 9 October 2017 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Government has plans to raise the basic state pension in 2018 by September 2017's CPI inflation figure of 2.9 per cent.
- Answer
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The Government is committed to increase the basic State Pension up to the full amount of the new State Pension by the Triple Lock for the duration of this Parliament. The Triple Lock ensures that the highest of the growth in wages, prices (CPI) and 2.5% is applied. A decision on the rate to be used is taken annually following the publication of price inflation and earnings growth rate statistics in October.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 105086
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- State retirement pensions Uprating
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- 2017-10-09 14:18:08 +0100
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