The government has pledged to keep the triple lock on state pension increases until 2020 and to leave pensioner benefits such as the winter fuel allowance untouched.
The measures, which were included in the Conservative Party manifesto, were announced in the Queen's speech today. The Queen said: "My government will continue to secure the real value of the ba...
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