Written Question·Treasury·UIN 55849

Income Tax: Pensioners

Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 9 June 2025

Question

Alex Easton

IndependentNorth Down

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of raising the income tax threshold to £20,000 for pensioners.

Answer

James Murray
The Government is committed to making sure older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of the support available to them. Over the course of this Parliament, the yearly amount of the fu...

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