The state pension Triple Lock will not stay in place 'indefinitely' according to the man who first introduced the annual fiscal boost for pensioners.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has triggered a row after saying her party wants to explore greater means-testing of government support. Speaking on LBC Radio, she said the UK had a poor record in prioritising assistance to those who need it the most.

The minister who initially approved the pensions triple lock has suggested that he doesn't believe there's a case for maintaining it "indefinitely". Former Liberal Democrat MP Sir Steve Webb, who served as pensions minister in the coalition government,

Millions of state pensioners have been sent a warning that increases to their payments could be means tested in future. The Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said she would "look at" means testing the triple lock should the Conservatives return to Government.

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Introduced in 2010 by the coalition government, the triple lock aimed to lift millions of pensioners out of poverty. Unlike many pension reforms, it’s been a roaring success. Each year, it increases the state pension by earnings,

Kemi Badenoch has said she will not means-test the pension triple lock, with the Tories saying reports suggesting she would consider the change were “fake news...

Torsten Bell raised questions over the design of the state pension architecture in evidence to the Treasury committee in 2020

The triple lock pension policy, introduced over a decade ago, has been a vital mechanism in safeguarding the incomes of UK retirees. However, its sustainability has come under scrutiny amid mounting economic pressures.