UK state pension on track to rise 4% under triple lock; grocery inflation falls – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, with state pension likely to increase by £9 a week or £460 per year

• UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April, wage growth figures suggest

Vacancies also continue to fall.

Today’s labour market report estimates that the number of vacancies in the UK decreased by 42,000 in June to August, to 857,000.

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