Will pensioners be poorer as a result of Burnham scrapping the triple lock?
By Heather StewartZimbabwe

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Original triple lock was designed to lift pensioners out of poverty but OBR says it contributes to unsustainability of public finances
The prime minister has announced that the pensions triple lock will be scrapped in its current form, to partly fund a national care service.
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- Length
- 47 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 29, 2026
- Byline
- Heather Stewart
- Source
- The Guardian