42% rise in prices highlights value of inflation-linked annuities

6 July 2026

Cumulative inflation has risen by 42% since 2020, sharply eroding the real value of retirement incomes, new analysis from Standard Life has revealed. However, inflation-linked annuities have broadly kept pace. According to Standard Life, a 65-year-old who purchased an inflation-linked annuity with a £100,000 pension in January 2020 would have initially received an income...