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  • What was claimed Under the Conservatives, the state pension has risen by over £1,450. Our verdict In cash terms yes, the state pension has increased by £1,470 since 2010/11. But after accounting for inflation the increase is around £550. Under the Conservatives, the state pension has risen by over £1,450. In cash terms yes, the state pension has increased by £1,470 since 2010/11. But after accounting for inflation the increase is around £550. “What we have seen under Conservatives in government is the basic state pension rise by over £1,450 per year”. Theresa May, 3 April 2019 At Prime Minister’s Questions last week Theresa May said that under recent Conservative-led governments the basic state pension has increased by over £1,450 per year. That’s correct when looking just at the cash-value increase. In 2010/11, the basic state pension for an individual was around £5,080 per year. It is currently around £6,550—an increase of about £1,470 in cash terms. But this figure doesn’t account for the fact that prices have also risen over the last eight years, meaning with the same sum of money today, you can’t buy as much as you could eight years ago—an effect known as inflation. Factoring that in, since the Conservatives have been in government the basic state pension has increased by around £550 in today’s money. Honesty in public debate matters You can help us take action – and get our regular free email Change to the state pension isn’t the only thing that’s impacted pensioner incomes over this time. Changes to the level of things like benefits and private income have also had an effect. Between 2010/11 and 2017/18 the income of the average “pensioner unit” increased by £936 in real terms per year before taxes. That’s an increase of around 3%. (A pensioner unit is either a single pensioner or a couple of whom at least one is above pension age.) Of that £936, £416 was down to increases in state benefits (including but not limited to the state pension) while the rest was due to other incomes including private or occupational pensions. So since 2010/11, the average pensioner unit has seen an increase in their income of around 2% before taxes as a result of government changes to benefits. Full Fact fights for good, reliable information in the media, online, and in politics.
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