Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21606
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who emigrate to (a) Canada and (b) Australia are aware that their state pensions will be frozen.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsFor a number of years, advice has been provided to the public that the UK State Pension is not uprated overseas except where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that allows for uprating. Information on...
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