State Retirement Pensions
Commons · Question 14450 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to review the level of the Age Addition of 25p per week payable for the State Pensions from 80th birthday to pensioners.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 6 Jul 2026
The 25 pence a week Age Addition is a longstanding part of the old State Pension, for those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016, and is paid with their State Pension, when they reach the age of 80. The Age Addition is not part of the new Sta...