Emeritus Prof. Christopher May on Nostr: The triple-lock on UK state-pensions was always intended to be a response to ...
The triple-lock on UK state-pensions was always intended to be a response to international comparisons of pensioner poverty... and so, that is how it should be judges as a policy.
A comparison of UK pensioner poverty (still standing at 15% of all state pensioners) with other OECD countries suggests not only should the triple-lock stay, but that especially against European comparators it's yet to achieve a comparable level of financial security for the post-67s.
#pensions #politics #inequality
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