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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Commons · Question 13081 · Tabled 6 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 12 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Tracy Gilbert

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support British pensioners residing overseas.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 12 Nov 2024

UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, based on a person’s National Insurance record and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating....