Elderly couple reviewing UK pension papers with focus on Triple Lock Rule

State Pension Warning: Partial Increases Under Triple Lock Rule

The Triple Lock Rule has long promised to protect the incomes of UK pensioners. It guarantees the state pension will rise each year by the highest of inflation, average earnings growth, or 2.5%. The goal is to stop retirees losing buying power when prices or wages change and to protect retirement income against cost-of-living rises….