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By Chris Dorrell Pensioners have been the big winners of Tory tax and benefit policies since 2010, according to new research from the Resolution Foundation. Pensioners have benefitted from the triple lock in particular, which sees the state pension increase by either average earnings, inflation or 2.5 per cent. The triple lock has helped the state pension grow by 60 per cent between 2010-11 and 2023-24 whereas average earnings have increased 46 per cent. Working-age benefits have increased only 30 per cent over the same period. Increases to the state pension has helped to offset the impact of …

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