Written Question·Treasury·UIN 69501
State Retirement Pensions: Tax Thresholds
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Question
Dr Scott Arthur
Labour — Edinburgh South West
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of not increasing the tax threshold to accommodate future increases in state pension on levels of pensioner poverty.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonThe 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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