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Baroness Ros Altmann

Baroness Ros Altmann is a Tory peer and pensions expert

Article thumbnail: This week the work and pensions secretary Mel Stride insisted the triple lock would “almost certainly” be in the next Conservative manifesto. (Photo by Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

The state pension triple-lock is no longer fit for purpose

Offering people a higher pension but forcing them to wait longer will only lead to one thing: poverty

Interest rates rises will hit pensioners hardest – banks have a duty to act

Waspi women deserve their state pension victory, but full restoration would not be reasonable

Article thumbnail: Senior couple uses a laptop and a credit card while sitting at a table in their house

The triple lock is a welcome relief for pensioners who don't get to eat out or go on holiday

Defined contribution pension schemes could be hit hardest by this crisis