{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a5aa3811f5657dedfff2bd/6abfe8005558f9dbe26b9e79?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is axing the pension triple lock the right move? ","description":"<p>The triple lock&#39;s days appear to be numbered. The Prime Minister Andy Burnham revealed bold plans to ditch the pension guarantee from 2030 and replace it with what has been dubbed a &#39;double lock&#39; at the Labour party conference this week. </p><p><br></p><p>Is it the right move? Georgie Frost, Lee Boyce and Helen Crane discuss on this week&#39;s This is Money Podcast. </p><p><br></p><p>Elsewhere, Angela Rayner announced that councils could soon be allowed to take over empty buy-to-let properties, if they had been vacant for as little as six months. Helen explains EDMOs and who could be stung.</p><p><br></p><p>Fancy working for yourself? We reveal the ten most in-demand self-employed roles... plus what to do if you find out a colleague is being paid a lot more than you for doing something similar. </p><p><br></p><p>Finally, a new vape tax comes into force this week. What&#39;s changing, and will it really encourage people to kick the habit? </p><p><br></p><p><strong>01:17</strong> – Is the triple lock on the way out?</p><p><strong>19:21</strong> – State Pension myths busted</p><p><strong>22:50</strong> – Could councils take over empty homes?</p><p><strong>30:00</strong> – The most in-demand self-employed jobs</p><p><strong>34:53</strong> – My colleague earns £20,000 more than me – what can I do?</p><p><strong>39:52</strong> – The new vape tax: how much will it cost?</p><p><strong>45:17</strong> – Lee’s tip of the week</p>","author_name":"This is Money"}