State pensioners look set to get double-digit pay rise as inflation hits 40-year high - Express

INFLATION has hit another record high of 10.1 percent in July this year which means pensioners getting the state pension look set to receive an increase in the double figures next year, thanks to the triple lock.

Inflation is at the highest figure since February 1982, when Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached 10.4 percent, according to Office National Statistics (ONS) data, published yesterday. James Jones-Tin… [+3230 chars]

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