Written Question·Treasury·UIN 96640

State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 8 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Mark Garnier

ConservativeWyre Forest

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Section 4.167 (State Pension and Simple Assessment) of the Budget 2025, if she will publish the cost impact of this policy.

Answer

Torsten Bell
As the Chancellor has said, over this Parliament those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pay income tax. As announced at the Budget, the government will ease the administrative burden for pensioner...

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