Double whammy for pensioners as old inflation figure remains
Ros is quoted in the Actuarial Post, warning of the double whammy hitting pensioners as heating bills rise. They are being ‘left out in the cold’ says Aegon. ( link to pdf )
State pension: MPs condemned for voting to scrap triple lock as pensioners threaten to vote against Government
Ros is quoted by inews warning of pensioners being plunged into poverty as Government rejects attempts at a compromise to protect the triple lock earnings uprating next year for State Pensions and Pension Credit. ( link to pdf )
Is the state pension triple lock doomed? Failure of Lords’ last-ditch battle sparks warnings of future ‘tweaks’ and more broken promises
ThisISMoney Daily Mail website discusses the Government’s rejection of Ros’ House of Lords compromise amendments for the triple lock earnings link, to protect pensioners next year. ( link to pdf)
Government defeats Lords’ bid to save triple lock
Professional Pensions comments on the defeat of Ros’ House of Lords compromise amendments to protect the state pension triple lock earnings link.
‘Message IS getting through’ Hope for pensioners amid state pension triple lock suspension
The Daily Express highlights the anger among #pensioners at Government reduction of their state pensions in real terms as inflation soars. ( link to pdf )
Cutting the state pension triple lock is a betrayal of Britain’s finest, says former Pensions Minister BARONESS ALTMANN
Ros wrote an article for the Mail on Sunday and MailonLine explaining why MPs should vote for the House of Lords compromise that would have protected pensions next year in line with earnings, as promised in the Conservative Manifesto. ( link to pdf )
Ros Altmann: Ministers must think again about abandoning manifesto commitments to pensioners
Ros wrote an article for Conservative Home magazine, urging Ministers to think again about abandoning their Manifesto commitment to protect pensioners as earnings rise. ( link to pdf )
Pension triple lock must be safeguarded – Ros Altmann
Ros wrote an article for the Yorkshire Post calling on the Government to protect pensioners in line with the earnings link of the triple lock promise in the Tory Manifesto. ( link to pdf )
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Professional Adviser reports on the victory for Ros’ amendment in House of Lords to try to save the triple lock earnings link for State Pensions. ( link to pdf )
Boris Johnson defeated over pensions triple lock as Lords vote for higher rise
The Daily Mirror reports on the Government’s defeat in the Lords with Peers voting by 280 to 178 to retain the earnings link of the triple lock for pensioners. ( link to pdf )