BBC Breakfast Sunak twice refused to guarantee the increase would go ahead in April 2022.It comes as the Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey announced yesterday that the £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit introduced at the start of the covid pandemic will be slashed in September.An increase in the pension rate is expected to cost the taxpayer around £4billion.Sunak said: "The triple lock is the Government's policy but I very much recognise people's concerns."I think they are completely legitimate and fair concerns to raise."We want to make sure the decisions we make and the systems we have are fair, both for pensioners and for taxpayers."Asked if he was not sticking to the manifesto commitment to the triple lock, he said: "Our.
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