Good morning Big Dave and thank you for the BBC link and your accurate explanation of the triple lock.
Very clear and useful.
The thread’s title separates the three elements impacting or impacted by the potential increase.
I have tried to use the conditional tense to avoid any suggested certainty about anything.
Historical precedent since the coalition government has seen most benefits rise in response to the inflation figure, as does the State pension. To support one and ignore the others would be interesting!
With the current pressure on the government and Treasury to alleviate inflation pressure on people benefits will be rising, perhaps less than pensions.
The principal thrust remains the dilemma faced by an organisation which suddenly accrues an unexpected windfall. Whether it’s of the same magnitude as the state pension is to be seen. But if the new PM and Chancellor hope to remain beyond Christmas I suspect that benefits those in most need will follow the pension…..to support the elderly and not the disabled would be a political gaffe of historical proportion I think.
A dry cool breeze blowing acr Cornwall.
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