{"id":20419,"date":"2020-10-15T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T13:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smh.group\/?p=20419"},"modified":"2020-10-15T13:37:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T13:37:29","slug":"triple-lock-survives-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devstagesite.co.uk\/smhgroup\/triple-lock-survives-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Triple lock survives \u2013 for now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The government has acted to ensure state pension increases can happen next April. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Basic State Pension (BSP) and the New State Pension (NSP) \u2013 for anyone who reached State Pension Age after 5 April 2016 \u2013 are both subject to the \u2018Triple Lock\u2019 measure. This means that every April these two pensions increase by the greater of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. 2.5%;<\/li>
  2. Consumer price index (CPI) inflation to September of the previous year; and<\/li>
  3. Average earnings growth based on the annual change in earnings in the period May\u2013July of the previous year.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Triple Lock is a feature that the main political parties pledged to maintain in their 2019 election manifestos, but despite political promises, the Triple Lock has no legal standing. The law governing increases to the BSP and NSP is based on earnings growth. Earnings growth applies to the April 2020 increases (of 3.9%), but in years when it does not take the top slot, the government overrides the statutory rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    In September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the Triple Lock earnings growth data, showing that year on year, earnings had fallen<\/em> by 1%. <\/strong>The drop presented a problem for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), as it viewed the legislation as saying that if earnings growth was below 0%, pension payments must <\/em>be frozen, with no scope for discretion. In response, the DWP rapidly put a Bill into Parliament to amend the law and allow the Triple Lock measure to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Curiously, the Bill only applies for 2021 and does no more than allow the Secretary of State to choose the increase level \u2013 there is no reference to the Triple Lock. In practice, the BSP and NSP should rise by 2.5%, as CPI inflation to September will be lower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The 2021\/22 NSP will therefore be \u00a3179.60 a week <\/strong>(\u00a39,339 a year), a timely reminder that for all the legislative gaming of the numbers, state provision is far from adequate for a comfortable retirement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you would like to discuss your retirement plans<\/a><\/span><\/strong> with one of our Chartered Financial Planners<\/a><\/span><\/strong> please contact us on 0114 266 4432<\/strong> or info@smhca.co.uk<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The value of your investment can go down as well as up and you may not get back the full amount you invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.<\/em> <\/em> <\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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