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
Labour — Poole
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 BellThe 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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