{"id":278770,"date":"2025-09-16T18:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/analysis-what-is-the-pension-triple-lock\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T17:05:39","slug":"analysis-what-is-the-pension-triple-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/analysis-what-is-the-pension-triple-lock\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysis: What is the &#8216;pension triple lock&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/b32J-0KKdQ0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Analysis: What is the 'pension triple lock'?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b32J-0KKdQ0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The state pension is likely to rise by 4.7% in April, after the latest official figures showed this was the pace of wage growth.<\/p>\n<p>The pension is determined by the triple lock, which means it will rise every year by whichever is highest: inflation in September, average weekly earnings from May to July or 2.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Sky&#8217;s Economics and Data Editor Ed Conway looks at what the cost of the triple lock is going to be for the UK. <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state pension is likely to rise by 4.7% in April, after the latest official figures showed this was the pace of wage growth. 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