The state pension rises by 8.5 per cent on today in line with the government's commitment to the triple lock
Millions of elderly people across the UK are "set to be better off" as the state pension rises by 8.5 per cent today.
Political Commentator, Benedict Spence explained the move by the Conservatives to boost the state pensions.
This represents the second-ever largest rise in the state pension rate.
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