Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has been made of the potential impact of changes to the state pension on local authority expenditure on adult social care, housing support and other services.

From April 2030 pensioners will be protected by an adjusted Triple Lock. The adjusted Triple Lock means the State Pension will always increase by at least the highest of 2.5%, CPI inflation or by more where needed to retain its value relative to earnings reached in April 2029.

This is part of a new settlement for older people: a rising State Pension alongside free personal care through a National Care Service. This will help local authorities and the NHS better support those needing social care.