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The full new state pension for those reaching state pension age after April 2016 rose to £230.25 a week in April

The Government has vowed to maintain the state pension triple lock despite growing concerns it may soon become financially unsustainable. Pensions Minister Torsten Bell affirmed the commitment that pensions will continue rising annually by whichever is highest among inflation, average earnings, or 2.5% would persist "throughout this parliament," even as Whitehall grapples with a multi-billion-pound budget deficit before the November Budget.

The minister, who also serves as Treasury secretary, declared at a London event on Wednesday: "I always say that if you want to know what the government is doing, then you can read the manifesto, because it tells you, which is that th

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