Written Question·Treasury·UIN 116401

State Retirement Pensions: Taxation

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Neil Duncan-Jordan

LabourPoole

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of exempting the state pension from taxation.

Answer

Torsten Bell
Exempting the State Pension from income tax entirely would undermine the public services we all rely on, including the NHS.