Oral Question·Treasury
“What fiscal steps she is taking to support pensioners with the cost of living.”
Tabled: 2 April 2025Answered: 8 April 2025
Asked by
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Torsten Bell)
The Government’s top priorities for pensioners are to raise the state pension and to rescue the NHS. This week more than 12 million pensioners saw their state pensions rise by 4.1%, well ahead of inflation. That is worth an extra £470 a year for someone on the full new state pension, and £360 a year for those on the full basic state pension.