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Pensioners may be set to get up to £13,000 per year in state pension by the end of the decade under the triple lock policy, sparking fears the qualifying age for the payment could be hiked. The full new state pension could reach £13,236.10 by 2029/30, according to analysis by AJ Bell. It follows reports that both Labour and the Conservatives will recommit to the triple lock – a commitment to uprate the state pension by the highest out of average earnings growth, inflation or 2.5 per cent each year – in their election manifestos this year. While pensioners and those nearing retirement would lik…

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