Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 118347

Social Security Benefits: Australia

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 10 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Steff Aquarone

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the termination of the UK–Australia social security agreement in 2001 on UK citizens who return from Australia after long periods of work there; an

Answer

Torsten Bell

The Government currently has no plans to reinstate or negotiate a new reciprocal social security agreement with Australia. Support for pensioners who, for whatever reason, find themselves on a low income is provided through Pension Credit. It guarantees a...

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