Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 63577
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Paul Holmes
Conservative — Hamble Valley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she has had with her Australian counterpart on negotiating a new reciprocal social security agreement for the uprating of UK State Pensions for UK pensioners residing in Australia.
Answer
Torsten BellThe Department has not engaged with their Australian counterparts on negotiating a new reciprocal social security agreement.