UK pay growth slows to 3.9% before crunch interest rates decision
2 sources·Updated September 15, 2026

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- Guardian UK·3h agoPensioners are ‘big winners’ with triple-lock set to rise by 3.9%, lifting state pension to £13,000 – business live
Wage growth – used to set triple-lock pension – slows to 3.9%, meaning state pension should hit £13,000 next year ‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable? If the state pension rises to £13,000 next year, it will probably breach the UK’s…
Read at Guardian UK → - Guardian World·5h agoUK pay growth slows to 3.9% before crunch interest rates decision
Figure likely to dictate rise in state pension triple lock, as workers face inflation squeeze fuelled by oil price rises Business live – latest updates Wage growth in the UK has slowed as workers come under pressure from a renewed cost of living squeeze fuelled by the Iran war,…
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