Written questions

State Retirement Pensions: Tax Thresholds

Commons · Question 69501 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of not increasing the tax threshold to accommodate future increases in state pension on levels of pensioner poverty.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 4 Sep 2025

The Government is committed to making sure older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve in retirement. The State Pension is the foundation of the support available to them. Over the course of this Parliament, the yearly amount of the fu...