What happens to private pensions in times of crazy inflation?

[QuebecBagnet]

So I know state pensions are/can be increased but what about private pensions?

because if you retire at 65/67 you could potentially have 20 years of retirement and if for example your monthly private pension is £1000 a month you might think you’ll be ok with your state pension added in and hopefully no mortgage. But then all of a sudden your energy bills are £800 a month that’s pretty shit.

so do private pensions just stay the same for the whole of retirement regardless of inflation?

Depends on the scheme. Most have some inflation proofing built in. This can range from full inflation CPI increases to a cap of say 2.5%. So if it’s a low cap, you could find yourself in the scenario you describe if we had several years of high inflation.