Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the letter from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions entitled The future of the Triple Lock, dated 13 October 2026, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the projected reduction in State Pension expenditure will be offset by changes in expenditure on means-tested benefits and other public services.

The Department has published analysis of the long-term impact of the adjusted Triple Lock, including projected effects on pensioner poverty and indicative expenditure savings. This analysis is set out in the GOV.UK publication State Pension uprating analysis 2026.

The published estimates take account of impacts on Departmental Annually Managed Expenditure (AME), including spending on relevant DWP benefits.