The triple lock has increased state pension spending by £11bn per year compared to if it went up in line with either prices or earnings, according to a leading think-tank
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“Continuing with the triple lock when 1 in 4 over-65s live in millionaire households, at a time when school buildings are crumbling, is yet another example of the intergenerational unfairness baked into government spending decisions” said Mr Hanton.other benefitsRyan Shorthouse, chief executive of the liberal conservative think-tank Bright Blue, said both welfare and pension spending “should be consistent”.
, and a research economist at IFS, said that there was a “real risk” that retaining the triple lock for too long increases state pension spending “so significantly that it leads to insurmountable pressure for a much higher“This would particularly affect people with poorer health who struggle to remain in employment until they reach state pension age,” she added.
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