Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 85033

State Retirement Pensions: Australia

Tabled: 24 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has had recent discussions with his Australian counterpart on uprating the UK state pension for British overseas pensioners living in Australia.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The policy on up-rating UK State Pensions paid overseas is longstanding and has been in place for over 70 years. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do s...

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