There are growing fears that Sunak could tamper with the triple lock again as inflation skyrockets, with the Bank of England now predicting price growth of 7.25 per cent in April.

Increasing the State Pension in line with that would protect pensioners against the cost of living squeeze, but at a huge cost to the Treasury.

From April 6, the full basic State Pension will rise by £5.55 to £185.15 a week. If that was increased by 7.25 per cent in April 2023, it would climb to £198.52 a week.

That’s a rise of £13.42 a week - which adds up to almost £700 a year.

The actual increase will be based on this September's inflation figure, which could be even higher than 7.25 per cent as prices rocket.

Yet pension experts fear the Government could claim inflation has also been “skewed and distorted” by the pandemic, and use this as an excuse to axe the triple lock again.

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