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Hymans Robertson head of pensions policy innovation Calum Cooper
The triple lock cannot last forever, Hymans Robertson warns as rumours circulate that prime minister Andy Burnham is considering scrapping the mechanism.
The triple lock mechanism is what the state pension increase is based on, rising by the highest of either annual earnings growth, inflation or 2.5%. The state pension is expected to rise by 3.9% in...
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