Written questions

State Retirement Pensions

Commons · Question 24812 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 23268 on State Retirement Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to advise people that they may be eligible for the additional pension paymen

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 23 Jan 2025

Those who are ordinarily resident in Great Britain on their 80th birthday and who meet the required residency conditions will receive the increase automatically without having to make a claim if their basic State Pension is less than £101.55 a week (£105....