Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 12875
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
Tabled: 5 November 2024
Answered: 12 November 2024
Question
Ayoub Khan
Independent — Birmingham Perry Barr
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of uprating the state pension for British pensioners residing overseas.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsNo assessment has been made. The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK state pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality and is uprated abroad where we have a legal...
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