Written Question·Treasury·UIN 109605
Pensioners: Taxation
Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 5 February 2026
Question
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative — Hinckley and Bosworth
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who will be required to pay tax for the first time after 2027.
Answer
Torsten BellThe majority of pensioners paid tax under the previous Government, with 8.3 million taxpayers over state pension age in 2024/2025. The Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have ...
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