State Retirement Pensions
Lords · Question HL3056 · Tabled 2 Dec 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to review the policy of increasing the State Pension by 25p per week for pensioners reaching the age of 80.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 12 Dec 2024
There are no plans to review the current arrangements. The 25 pence a week Age Addition is part of the old State Pension, for those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016. It is paid with the basic State Pension, when somebody reaches the age o...