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Burnham Urged to Scrap State Pension Triple Lock by Major Business Group

The business group said inflation-linked rises could save the Treasury £3.3 billion over two years and help fund youth hiring tax cuts.

  • On Sunday, the British Chambers of Commerce urged Chancellor John Healey to replace the state pension 'triple lock' with annual inflation-linked increases ahead of the 28 October budget.
  • Replacing the policy could free up about £3.3 billion over two years, which the group argues should fund National Insurance cuts for workers aged 21 to 24 to boost growth.
  • The current triple lock guarantees pensions rise by inflation, wage growth, or 2.5 per cent, with annual costs ballooning to around £146 billion and accounting for nearly half of welfare spending.
  • Prime Minister Andy Burnham faces growing pressure to scrap the policy, yet previously stated 'the manifesto commitment holds,' referencing Labour's 2024 general election manifesto pledge to maintain the triple lock.
  • Economists including the Institute for Fiscal Studies have proposed an Australian-style 'smoothed earnings link' to provide greater predictability, arguing the current mechanism is 'simply not sustainable over the next 20-30 years.
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Burnham urged to scrap state pension triple lock by major business group

The triple lock will see the state pension rise by more than £500 per person in April 2027

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Reuters broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Monday, September 7, 2026.
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