Inherited State Pension - Triple Lock Increases?

jewellery10

I have been informed by DWP that I am entitled to inherit 50% of my late husband's additional state pension (GRP, SERPS & ASP) when I reach SP age September 2025.

Can anyone advise me if the "Triple Lock" rule around state pension increases applies to this entitlement as well as the core State Pension I will receive in my own right (based on my own contributions)?

If this is not the case, what rate of pension increase is applied?

molerat

Additional state pension, however earned or inherited, only increases with CPI

pinnks

My understanding is that if your pension is less than the maximum, the inherited amount is first added to your pension to bring it up to the maximum, and then you get awarded a protected payment.  That is, at least, what happened to a friend and I did go and look at the legislation at the time.  As such, part of the inherited amount may attract the TL but any protected payment it generates will increase by CPI.