@theipaper: The Prime Minister has announced that the triple lock – which ensure that the state pension rises by either inflation, wages or 2.5 per cent – will end after the next election. The Labour manifesto at the 2024 general election pledged to keep the triple lock for the duration of this Parliament, which Burnham said he will "honour". During his speech at Labour Party conference, Burnham added "in April 2030, we will adjust it. The state pension will continue to rise every year, at least by prices or 2.5 percent, and it will hold its value relative to earnings over time".
all the pensioners I know own mansions and have surplus cash
2026-09-29 16:00:52
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LukeC :
Young people can’t pay for the elderly our whole lives. The triple lock is too much
2026-09-29 15:16:10
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Ryan Clarke :
So sick of this triple lock bro they can sell the house and use the 8000% they’ve appreciated - why am I paying for it ffs
2026-09-29 15:28:05
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Law :
I'm so happy my student loan (which increases much faster than true inflation so I can't pay it back) is being used to pay for millionaires to get free increases to their pension. It's not like 75% of them own at least one home
2026-09-29 16:44:56
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Fix Plan 2 Student Loans :
Triple Lock paid for by my Student Loan repayments
2026-09-29 16:05:28
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flo ♡ :
i beg get rid of sfe interest lol
2026-09-30 10:44:24
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Dreams :
He just won my vote.
2026-09-29 15:01:55
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DamhánBlackall :
incoming reform comments to try and drag him down again
2026-09-29 14:39:41
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AR :
Most sensible policy put forward for a while
2026-09-29 15:28:09
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Denholmjeans :
It is not affordable. “They’ve paid in” yeah not enough to what they are taking out. Otherwise we will have generations of people not having a state pension because the previous gen will have used it all up.
2026-09-29 16:48:27
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Mick Beevers :
Winters coming
2026-09-30 09:36:14
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Annon2025 :
There is no “paid into the pot” as there is no pot. People that paid NI 15 years ago when it was introduced, were paying for the current pensioners back then. Just like now, my NI goes towards today’s pensioners. However - we have an aging population, which means we’ll be paying more on the triple lock than any other generation, as there are more pensioners to pay for. The difficulty is, due to an aging population, there’s less “young-ens” in work to fund the triple lock. Something has to change.
2026-09-29 17:25:35
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Ya Baz 🏴 :
Aye…I KNOW his pension ain’t gonna be affected!!!!!
2026-09-29 19:22:29
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Corie :
It’s all nice keeping pensions in line with inflation, but when you’ve got one person struggling to pay their rent every month, and the other person sitting in a house worth over a million, it’s not exactly a level playing field. State pension NEEDS to be means tested against high and low liquid assets.
2026-09-29 15:00:30
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Mr B :
About time a PM said it. Then using that money to fund a care service is on paper a great idea.
2026-09-29 15:07:38
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G1ZMO :
Lock it to raise with wages, makes it fair then
2026-09-29 17:56:15
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Hiatchi :
Call it what it is - a benefit! like unemployment benefit. You pay in so everyone has their turn when they need it. It's not a pension.
2026-09-29 17:36:22
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Jeno :
Why are people not listening, the triple lock replaced with free care for old people and a double lock still that’s great!
2026-09-30 06:05:22
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RACCOON MAN 3 MILLION :
Just won my vote
2026-09-29 18:15:46
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emoglobin🥀 :
Good, pensioners that exist in our current time enjoyed the best of everything and pulled the ladder up after them whilst still managing to maintain their cushy old agreements at the cost of the rest of us.
2026-09-30 02:40:54
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Graham Walton751 :
he ain't going to win so he could say everyone's getting a goose that lays golden eggs
2026-09-29 21:30:10
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Edward :
double lock with a national care service is so good
2026-09-29 16:38:02
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Burt Owens :
id rather have better social care than an extra £ 6 quid a week
2026-09-29 15:38:33
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FreedomforScotland :
Punishing the poor instead of taxing the rich
2026-09-29 16:04:07
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