You only have to look at how the UK state pension compares with much of the rest of Western Europe.
The last section of that article is the best -
"But pension experts warned that pensioner incomes will start falling within the next decade, even with the triple lock. David Sinclair of the International Longevity Centre, said “While it is right to debate cuts to pensioner benefits, we must take care not to throw the baby out with the bathwater. This debate cannot be about young versus old.”
Tom McPhail, of advisers Hargreaves Lansdown, said: “Politicians are chronically compromised when making any policy decisions [that] might be detrimental to older citizens. You only have to look at the turnout in general elections to understand why: 78% of the over-65s voted, compared to just 43% of the eligible under-25s.
“The triple lock has served an important function in bringing pensioner incomes back into line with the rest of the population. It is also important to recognise that pensioner incomes will change again in the future, we are about to hit ‘peak DB’ after which successive pensioners will be increasingly reliant on the state pension and on defined contribution arrangements. Any measure to curb either of these in the next few years could rapidly push more pensioners back into poverty.”
Originally Posted by: Hungry Tiger