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UK State Pension Triple Lock Drives Benefits Up Faster Than Workers’ Earnings

The OECD said the triple lock has pushed state pensions above wage growth since 2011, while costing the government billions more than planned.

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Getting older is something few of us want to think about. Yet how we fund our later years, and how much we'll get, has been a hot topic. The triple lock formula - state pensions increasing by the greatest of 2.5%, earnings growth, or inflation - means those benefits have risen far faster than the earnings of workers since its introduction in 2011.

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Do British pensioners have it better or wrong than these in other countries? Source link:

Do British pensioners have it better or worse than those in other countries? This depends on state pension generosity, private savings, housing costs, healthcare access, and inflation. A balanced comparison looks at replacement rates, retirement age, cost of living, and poverty risk across countries.

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BizToc broke the news on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
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