Millions of pensioners to lose out as MPs vote to scrap triple lock

Millions of pensioners to lose out as MPs vote to scrap triple lock

Pensioners will struggle to beat an expected 4% inflation rate as they receive just 3.1% top-up, campaigners say (Picture: Getty)
MPs have rejected a proposal to retain the state pension triple lock in a move that will ‘rob pensioners of £2.75 a week’.
The triple lock mechanism, promised in the Conservative manifesto, guarantees state pension rises in line with inflation, earnings or 2.5% –…

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