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UK state pension to rise by hundreds early next year - see how you will be affected
The UK state pension is due to rise by hundreds early next year, new data shows. Under an arrangement called the "triple lock", the state pension goes up each year by either 2.5%, inflation, or average earnings growth - whichever is the highest …