Written Question·Treasury·UIN 105124

State Retirement Pensions: Taxation

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the number of pensioners who will pay tax on their (a) basic state pension (b) second state pension and (c) new state pension from April 2026.

Answer

Torsten Bell
Those whose sole income is the basic and full new State Pension without any increments will not pay any income tax in 2026/27.The Chancellor has said that those whose only income is the basic or new State Pension without any increments will not have to pa...

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