Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps is the Department is taking to ensure the basic state pensions rises in line with the new state pension.

The Government has announced plans to increase the rates of both the basic State Pension and the new State Pension by 10.1% in April 2023. Subject to Parliamentary approval, this will mean that the full yearly basic State Pension will be over £3,000 higher than in 2010.