Autumn statement: Flat-rate state pension to start above £155

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That flat-rate state pension will start at £155.65 a week, George Osborne has revealed.

In today's Autumn Statement the Chancellor also said the basic state pension would rise to £119.30 a week from next April. This equates to a rise of 2.9% which Osborne said made it the biggest r...

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