Written Question·Treasury·UIN 95302
State Retirement Pensions
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Budget reference 4.167 on State Pension and Simple Assessment, whether the Government conducted an impact assessment of delivering the measure on an opt-in basis rather than through universal provision.
Answer
Torsten BellThe State Pension is taxable income along with other pension income. The Budget confirmed that the basic and new State Pension will be uprated by 4.8% in 2026-27, in line with our commitment to the Triple Lock. This means pensioners whose sole income is t...
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