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<p>Successive Governments have used the Social Security Administration Act 1992 which
places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to review the rates of State Pension
and benefits each year, following a review of trends in prices and earnings over the
previous year.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State’s review ahead of 2023/34 has
been completed and State Pensions and benefits will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, in
line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p>
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