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UK State Pension Rise

15 Sep

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Kevin PeacheyBBC
Emer MoreauBBC
James TapsfieldDaily Mail
Holly WilliamsEvening Standard
Graeme WeardenThe Guardian
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondentThe Guardian
Megan HoweEvening Standard
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Jason GrovesDaily Mail

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The full, flat-rate state pension is expected to rise by £488 a year in April, based on the latest official earnings figure released on Tuesday.

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"The chancellor will set out further details on how that commitment will be delivered at the Budget."

3 of 4 outletsfirst reported 15 Sepwording from BBC

'The government has said people in receipt of state pension income only above the personal allowance will not have to pay income tax on the benefit, although details on exactly how this will work remain thin on the ground.'

3 of 4 outletsfirst reported 15 Sepwording from Daily Mail

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Confusion for poorest pensioners as minister claims they WON'T be dragged into income tax when state payments rise 3.9% in April... but refuses to give more details Daily Mail

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15 Sep
As a reader politely reminds me, that figure refers to the New State Pension, which is currently £241.30 a week, and now expected to rise by 3.9% next year to around £250.70.
4 outlets · The Guardian

Coverage 9 articles

15 Sep Chancellor John Healey under pressure to find big savings as triple lock could drag millions of pensioners into Labour's tax trap
Daily Mail
15 Sep State pensioners set to breach tax threshold under ‘triple lock’ boost
Evening Standard
15 Sep What is the triple lock and how much is the state pension worth?
BBC
15 Sep State pension: Like rise in 2027 is revealed
Evening Standard
15 Sep UK state pension set to top £13,000 a year as wage growth slows to 3.9%
The Guardian
15 Sep Pensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – as it happened
The Guardian
15 Sep State pensioners set to breach tax threshold under ‘triple lock’ boost
Evening Standard
15 Sep Confusion for poorest pensioners as minister claims they WON'T be dragged into income tax when state payments rise 3.9% in April... but refuses to give more details
Daily Mail
15 Sep State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%
BBC

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