State pension set to rise 8.5% as CPI inflation remains ‘steady’

UK inflation remained steady last month as prices rose 6.7% year-on-year meaning pensioners are likely to get a bumper 8.5% increase in their state pension next year under the triple lock policy. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on 18 October that prices had risen by 0.5% between August and September, matching market expectations. Core inflation, which excludes energy, …

Retirement ProfessionalsState pension set to rise 8.5% as CPI inflation remains ‘steady’

State pension to rise 8% next year as govt cost to hit £134bn.

The expected 8% increase for the 2024-25 financial year follows the 10.1% state pension increase this year. The Treasury is set to increase the state pension by more than 8% from next April as record earnings growth looks to exceed inflation, according to the Financial Times. The value of the state pension is determined by the pension triple lock, which …

Retirement ProfessionalsState pension to rise 8% next year as govt cost to hit £134bn.

State pension likely to rise 8.2% to almost £11,500 ahead of election

Another bumper increase in the state pension could follow 10.1% hike last April Wage inflation was 8.2 per cent in May-July in official data released today The full rate state pension could top £220 a week if earnings growth sticks at its current 8.2 per cent, as pundits reckon the Government is highly unlikely to break the triple lock pledge …

Retirement ProfessionalsState pension likely to rise 8.2% to almost £11,500 ahead of election

Government confirms delay in bringing forward state pension age

The government will now delay making a decision until after the next general election. The government has confirmed today that it will not bring forward the date the state pension age will rise. At present, the state pension age is 66 and on current plans is set to rise to 67 by 2028 and to 68 between 2044 and 2046, …

Retirement ProfessionalsGovernment confirms delay in bringing forward state pension age

State pension age increase brought forward by Gov’t

The government has announced the state pension age (SPA) will rise to 68 seven years earlier than previously planned. The change is in line with a report led by John Cridland and published in March this year. Under current legislation, from December 2018, the SPA for men and women will increase to 66. It will then rise to 67 between …

Retirement ProfessionalsState pension age increase brought forward by Gov’t