Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 58449

State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Tabled: 9 June 2025
Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Chris Hinchliff

LabourNorth East Hertfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many overseas voters from North East Hertfordshire constituency are impacted by frozen British Pensions; and whether she is taking steps to help tackle this.

Answer

Torsten Bell
There are no plans to change the policy on frozen State Pension. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only up-rated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have ...

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