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

LabourLiverpool 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 Bell
UK 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...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 18532) →