Scrap state pension triple-lock guarantee, say MPs

Committee calls for end to 'unsustainable' policy - and warn other pensioner benefits should not be 'sacrosanct'

An influential cross-party committee of MPs has recommended scrapping guaranteed rises in the state pension.

Following an inquiry into intergenerational fairness, the Commons work and pensions committee says the "triple-lock" guarantee should be axed as the current system is "unsustainable".

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