Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the adjusted Triple Lock on the number and proportion of pensioners living in relative poverty in Essex by 2040.

At a Great Britain level, levels of pensioner poverty under the adjusted triple lock are projected to decline. However, the Government is not complacent on the issue of pensioner poverty. This is why we have asked the Pensions Commission to make recommendations on further support for lower-income pensioners in their final report. Further information can be found in Chart 1 here: State Pension uprating - GOV.UK