Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 119180
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 17 March 2026
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will hold discussions with Governments in a) Australia and b) Canada on the potential for negotiating updated reciprocal social security agreements in relation to the uprating of the UK State Pens
Answer
Torsten BellThere are no plans to hold discussions with any country on Reciprocal Agreements that include uprating of the State Pension.