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State Retirement Pensions: Costs

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 11 June 2026UIN 5933

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the projected cost is of maintaining the state pension triple lock over the next five years.

Answered by Torsten Bell

Expenditure on State Pension, which includes triple lock, for the years up to and including 2030/31 is available in the Benefit Expenditure and Caseload tables.

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