Written Question·Treasury·UIN 70271

State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax

Tabled: 22 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential fiscal impact of exempting the state pension from income tax.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Government is committed to making sure older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of the support available to them. Over the course of this Parliament, the yearly amount of the fu...

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