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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Commons · Question 13403 · Tabled 11 Nov 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 15 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will hold discussions with Anne Puckridge on the exclusion of certain countries from the annual uplift to the UK State Pension during her visit to the UK in December 2024.

Answer

Answered by Emma Reynolds, 15 Nov 2024

There are currently no plans to hold discussions with Anne Puckridge on this issue. The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK state pension is payable worldwide and is uprated abr...