Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 4050
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
Tabled: 3 September 2024
Answered: 18 September 2024
Named DayQuestion
Rachel Hopkins
Labour — Luton South and South Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to negotiate a reciprocal agreement with the Australian government on uprating state pensions.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThere are no plans to negotiate a new reciprocal social security agreement with Australia. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example in cou...
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