Age UK responds to triple lock suspension
Published on 07 September 2021 03:00 PM
If suspending the triple lock for a single year helps get a Government deal on social care over the line then I believe it’s a price worth paying, but only if it really is just a one-off measure and not a sneaky way for Ministers to ditch the triple lock altogether.
“With more than two million pensioners currently living in poverty, there’s a strong case for keeping the triple lock as it is at the moment. However I do think most older people will understand if they receive only a relatively modest State Pension increase next April. It is however imperative that the triple lock reverts to normal next year to help all those pensioners on low & modest incomes who desperately need it.”