Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 18532
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 21 July 2026
Question
Maria Eagle
Labour — Liverpool Garston
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking on frozen state pensions for British citizens living in Canada.
Answer
Torsten BellUK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality and are only uprated abroad where we have a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating. This approach has...
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