Petition Ensure that the triple lock on the Basic State Pension is retained

The government is considering ending this
The triple lock is a guarantee to increase the state pension every year by the higher of inflation, average earnings or a minimum of 2.5%.
This is essential to ensure the poorest of retired people can manage in winter

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346 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 346 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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