Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109471
State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax
Tabled: 28 January 2026
Answered: 26 February 2026
Question
Dr Roz Savage
Liberal Democrat — South Cotswolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the frozen personal allowance on entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction for people in receipt of the pre-April 2016 S
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe assessment of entitlement to Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support takes into account a person’s net income plus the value of any DWP benefits they receive. Taxation is a matter for HMRC. It treats pension income, whether State or occupational...
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