“Cut tax for pensioners with the new Triple Lock Plus, guaranteeing that both the State Pension and the tax free allowance for pensioners always rise with the highest of inflation, earnings or 2.5% – so the new State Pension doesn't get dragged into income tax.”
Supporting weight ≥ 0.5 with no contradicting evidence — the promise is fulfilled.
2026-03-23 · Ayes: 280, Noes: 164
This division rejects a Lords amendment to the National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill, maintaining the original approach to employer pension contribution taxation. While it concerns pensions, it addresses employer tax treatment rather than State Pension levels or pensioners' tax-free allowances.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2026-02-23 · Ayes: 73, Noes: 256
This division concerns extending the two-child limit removal to other welfare benefits beyond Universal Credit. The promise focuses on State Pension and pensioners' tax allowances, not working-age welfare policy or child-related benefits.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2026-02-23 · Ayes: 361, Noes: 84
This division passes a bill removing the two-child limit from Universal Credit for working-age families. The promise concerns State Pension levels and pensioners' tax treatment; working-age welfare policy is unrelated to these pensioner-specific commitments.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2026-02-03 · Ayes: 458, Noes: 104
This division removes the two-child limit from Universal Credit, a working-age welfare benefit. The promise concerns State Pension levels and pensioners' tax treatment; Universal Credit policy for working-age families is unrelated to pensioner-specific commitments.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2026-01-21 · Ayes: 316, Noes: 194
This division excludes employer pension contributions from National Insurance calculations, reducing employer costs for workplace pensions. While it affects pension provision generally, it does not directly address State Pension levels or pensioners' tax-free allowances, which are the specific commitments in the promise.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2026-01-21 · Ayes: 195, Noes: 317
New Clause 5's specific content is not provided, making detailed assessment impossible. While it concerns employer pension contributions and National Insurance, without knowing what change it proposed, no reliable alignment determination can be made relative to the promise.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2026-01-21 · Ayes: 191, Noes: 326
Amendment 5's specific provisions are not detailed, preventing meaningful assessment. It likely concerns how employer pension contributions are treated for National Insurance, but without knowing the exact change proposed, alignment cannot be reliably determined.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-17 · Ayes: 312, Noes: 165
This division approves a bill to exclude employer pension contributions from National Insurance, intended to encourage workplace pension provision. Like Division 3, it affects workplace pensions but does not directly relate to the promise's specific commitments on State Pension levels or pensioners' tax-free allowances.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-03 · Ayes: 77, Noes: 298
Without details on New Clause 26's content, the relationship to the promise cannot be determined. The clause likely concerns pension scheme governance or protections, but without knowing its specific provisions, no meaningful alignment assessment is possible.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-03 · Ayes: 87, Noes: 299
This division concerns climate risk reporting requirements for pension scheme trustees, which is unrelated to the promise's focus on State Pension levels and pensioners' tax-free allowances. While both touch on pensions broadly, the division addresses environmental disclosure obligations rather than pension income or tax treatment for pensioners.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-03 · Ayes: 154, Noes: 303
Amendment 15's specific provisions are not detailed, preventing a meaningful assessment of its relationship to the promise. While it concerns pension schemes, the lack of information about what change it proposed makes alignment classification speculative.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-03 · Ayes: 143, Noes: 304
Amendment 16's specific content is not provided, making it impossible to assess its relationship to the promise. It likely concerns pension scheme regulation or governance, but without details, no reliable alignment determination can be made.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-02 · Ayes: 369, Noes: 166
This division sets the income tax savings rate for future years, affecting tax relief on savings accounts and investment vehicles. The promise concerns State Pension levels and pensioners' tax-free allowances, not savings incentives or general income tax rates on investment income.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-02 · Ayes: 348, Noes: 176
This division approves the personal allowance (tax-free threshold) for 2028-29 to 2030-31. The promise explicitly commits to ensuring pensioners' tax-free allowance rises with inflation, earnings, or 2.5%, so voting Aye on setting the personal allowance directly supports the mechanism needed to deliver that commitment.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-02 · Ayes: 364, Noes: 167
This division modifies inheritance tax treatment of pension interests, affecting how pension pots are taxed when inherited. The promise concerns State Pension levels and pensioners' tax-free allowances during their lifetime, not inheritance tax or post-death pension treatment.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2025-12-02 · Ayes: 371, Noes: 166
This division sets dividend tax rates for investment income, affecting shareholders and pension funds. The promise concerns State Pension levels and pensioners' tax-free allowances on earned income, not dividend taxation or investment income treatment.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2024-12-04 · Ayes: 165, Noes: 334
This division concerns employers' National Insurance contributions on payroll, a tax on businesses rather than on pensioners' income or State Pension levels. While both relate to taxation, the promise focuses on pensioner tax treatment, not employer payroll taxes.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2024-11-06 · Ayes: 455, Noes: 125
This division increases the energy profits levy on oil and gas companies. The promise concerns State Pension levels and pensioners' tax-free allowances; energy company taxation is unrelated to these specific commitments.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2024-11-06 · Ayes: 401, Noes: 120
This division increases capital gains tax rates on asset sales. The promise focuses on State Pension levels and pensioners' income tax allowances, not capital gains taxation or investment profit treatment.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
2024-10-16 · Ayes: 87, Noes: 335
This division concerns Carer's Allowance, a benefit for working-age carers. The promise addresses State Pension levels and pensioners' tax-free allowances, not carer support or working-age welfare benefits.
Reviewed by Tomasz Mikuś
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