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DWP triple lock warning as 1.6m state pensioners face new tax bill An expert has warned some state pensioners will have to fill in a 'daunting' HMRC form. Comments. News. Nicholas Dawson.
Proposals to change Ireland’s triple lock for deploying the Defence Forces overseas have been described as potentially “very dangerous” by Sinn Féin, which has suggested it could result in ...
In 2011, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government implemented Triple Lock, and 14 years later the mechanism is still standing strong. However, some experts predict its time is nearly ...
Kemi Badenoch in triple lock pensions row after saying Tories would look at means testing. The Tory leader insisted that ‘means-testing is something which we don’t do properly’ after being ...
In 2021, the Conservative government announced that the triple lock pension guarantee was being suspended for one year due to the after-effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Committing to the triple lock pension will ensure an increase in pensions that will “outstrip” any loss from the Winter Fuel Payments, said Keir Starmer during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs).
Over 12.7 million people across the UK receive the State Pension and will be hoping for a substantial rise in April under the Triple Lock policy, after Labour's election win ...
The future of the state pension is a big issue for many voters. What have the political parties said about the triple lock so far, and will we see it included in any of the manifestos?
The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that Government legislation addressing the Triple Lock on the deployment of the Defence Forces overseas will "absolutely protect Ireland's neutrality".
The triple lock promise could be scrapped next year if Labour win the next General Election, it has been warned. Sir Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has refused to commit to the Department for ...
Both the Tories under Rishi Sunak (right) and Labour under Kier Starmer (left) have kept schtum on their plans for the triple lock should they win in 2024.
Jeremy Hunt should scrap the pension triple lock to pay for net zero policies, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said. The Paris-based organisation said as high ...