Written Question·Treasury·UIN 116401
State Retirement Pensions: Taxation
Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026
Question
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour — Poole
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 BellExempting the State Pension from income tax entirely would undermine the public services we all rely on, including the NHS.