The future of the state pension will be on voters’ minds ahead of the next General Election, whenever it is eventually called. Questions have been raised over the triple lock’s long-term viability and the impact of Jeremy Hunt’s decision to freeze tax allowances, which is affecting the incomes of working-age Britons and pensioners. Pensioners in the UK, and those preparing to retire, are understandably concerned about how payments will be funded in the years to come. Despite this growing anxiety, policymakers need to be honest: the state pension is a benefit, not a right. This is how the retir…