National living wage to see 'largest ever increase' to £10.42, Chancellor announces
"So because we've taken difficult decisions elsewhere today, I can also announce that we will fulfil our pledge to the country to protect the pensions triple lock."He went on: "In April, the state pension will increase in line with inflation an £870 increase, which represents the biggest ever increase in the state pension, and to the millions of pensioners who will benefit from this measure, I saw - now and always, this government is on your side.
"British families make sacrifices every day to live within their means and so too must their government," he said.
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