Question follow-through · 6637
Pensioners: Income
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution to the debate on Social Security of 10 September 2024, Official Report, column 735, whether her estimate that pensioners will be £1,700 better off by the end of t
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 4 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 8 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 16 Oct 2024 · 12 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her oral contribution to the debate on Social Security of 10 September 2024, Official Report, column 735, whether her estimate that pensioners will be £1,700 better off by the end of t
8 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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16 Oct 2024
Answer published
Through this Government’s commitment to the Triple Lock, the full yearly rate of the new State Pension is forecast to increase by around £1,700 by the end of this Parliament. This estimate accounts for potential income tax payable on the full new State Pe...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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