Aldi will cut prices on more than 400 items across all its stores, the company announced. The move comes as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have increased the costs of many staples and ...

If the New and Basic State Pension increased by the lower measure of the Triple Lock (2.5 per cent), it would see the full New State Pension exceed the income tax threshold by nearly £79 in the ...

The Government is using fears about Russia to make an “insincere” argument against the triple lock, according to an alliance of Opposition politicians. Left-wing and Independent politicians ...

While the 'Triple Lock' phrase is a recent construct, the law that underpins it is the Defence (Amendment) (No.2) Act 1960. It enshrined the core principle of a UN mandate.

In a notable policy U-turn, millions are now set to receive a winter fuel payment this year. It's been confirmed that pensioners earning £35,000 or less will qualify for a grant of up to £300 ...

Fine Gael TD Catherine Callaghan has said the current debate over changes to Ireland’s triple lock needs to be grounded in facts and not misinformation. Ms Callaghan is a member of the ...

She said removing the triple lock has "nothing whatsoever to do with military neutrality". “We value our neutrality and we are remaining militarily neutral. Ireland was militarily neutral for decades ...

Thanks to the triple lock being in place, state pension payments at risk of crossing over the Personal Allowance threshold with older Britons likely to be taxed on payments alone for the first time.

The report added: "The triple lock is neither fiscally sustainable nor intergenerationally fair. In April 2024, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) projected total state pension expenditure for ...

Steve Webb explains: "This is because the triple lock formula provides a floor of 2.5% increases, meaning the rate will rise to at least £236 in April 2026 and £241.90 in April 2027.

Voters back the state pension triple lock by a huge margin, polling shows, with more than half of 25 to 34-year-olds supporting the measure. The strength of support poses a political headache for ...

EXCLUSIVE Why the state pension triple lock is a political headache for Starmer and Farage, in charts. Almost every age group backs the triple lock despite concerns it is becoming an unaffordable ...