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Burnham to scrap pension triple lock to fund national care service

The prime minister plans to abolish the current pensions triple lock mechanism, a move the OBR warns contributes to public finance unsustainability, to help pay for a new national care service.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 29 Sept 2026 · updated 2h ago

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  1. Will pensioners be poorer as a result of Burnham scrapping the triple lock? The Guardian Business ·
  2. Burnham vows to end existing pension triple lock in 2030 to help fund care BBC Health

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