The Prime Minister made a pledge during PMQs
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.(Image: Parliament TV)
Keir Starmer has told pensioners he is on their side and that they can expect their payments to keep rising by hundreds of pounds every year.
The Prime Minister referenced the state pension lock as he listed the support his Government had provided during its first year.
He noted how the triple lock ensured a boost to the state pension of £470 this year.
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Ministers have said it should rise by around £1,900 over the next few years due to the triple lock.
The policy guarantees an annual increase to the state pension to match whatever is highest out of inflation, wage growth or 2.5%.
It comes amid growing discussion over the future of the triple lock, with a number of leading economists claiming it will become unaffordable.
Labour has committed to the policy up to the end of this Parliament, but the future beyond then is less certain.
Starmer was asked at Prime Minister’s Questions what his view of someone on modest income was.
He then set out the ways his Government has supported working people and pensioners.
The PM said: “I think of the working people across this country who put in every day and don’t get back what they deserve.
“That’s who we’re working for, that’s who we’re fixing the country (for), the sort of people that work hard but haven’t necessarily got the savings to buy themselves out of problems.
“That’s who we’re working for. That’s why we put the National Living Wage up, that’s an extra £1,400.
“The national minimum wage up, that’s £2,500 a year.
“The triple lock, that went up – pensions up £470.
“And of course, we’re extending childcare, opening free breakfast clubs and free school meals.
“We know exactly who we’re working for.”