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Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

Evening Standard

Fact check: Projections of fiscal drag effect on pensioners are not from HMRC

Claim that £130 of tax to be collected on everyone receiving state pension relies on tax thresholds staying frozen longer than anticipated.

Evening Standard

Almost one in 20 GP appointments booked four weeks earlier – figures

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to review GP access in rural areas.

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Labour free school meals U-turn will cost families in England £400m, say SNP

KEIR Starmer’s U-turn ruling out free school meals could cost families an estimated £400 million, the SNP have said, as they urged Keir…

The National (Scotland)

PCSO numbers plummet as Tories branded 'asleep at the wheel' - see in your area

Analysis by the House of Commons Library found that the number of community police officers have fallen by more than 4,000 since 2015 across England and Wales. See how your area has been affected

Daily Mirror

Truss tax cuts will hand big banks and insurers £6.3bn, study says

Figures compiled by House of Commons Library measure impact of freezing corporation tax and cutting banking surcharge

The Guardian - UK

Who gets a state funeral, when the last one was and how it's decided

The Queen personally asked for the last state funeral to be held following the death of a Prime Minister, but not every leader got - or wanted - one

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What is the Privy Council and what does it do?

Everything you need to know about the Privy Council

Evening Standard

What is the poverty threshold in the UK?

Everything you need to know about the poverty threshold in the United Kingdom

Evening Standard

Pensioners losing almost £500 per year due to suspension of triple lock

PENSIONERS are missing out on nearly £500 a year due to the UK Government's suspension of the triple lock, analysis indicates.

The National (Scotland)

Benefits ‘cut’ leaves London families facing a squeeze

Research shows family of four could be £90 out of pocket as inflation outpaces rise in Government support

Evening Standard

Single parents set to lose a whole month's pay this year thanks to rocketing inflation

Damning House of Commons Library analysis finds inflation, DWP Universal Credit and National Insurance and tax changes will leave a single parent-of-two £1,214 worse off - which is what they take home after tax in a month

Daily Mirror

DWP Carers' Allowance hits lowest real level in a decade in cost of living crisis

Research suggests the £69.70-a-week allowance is lower in real prices than at any time since 2011/12 - and it is likely to fall lower compared to rocketing inflation

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