PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Commonwealth: British Nationals Abroad (30 July 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will widen Bilateral Social Security Agreements including index-linked state pensions for UK nationals abroad with Commonwealth countries.
Asked by:
Kevin Bonavia (Labour)
Asked by:
Kevin Bonavia (Labour)
Answer
UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality.
The policy on the uprating of UK State Pensions paid overseas is a longstanding one.
UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating.
There are no plans to widen Bilateral Social Security Agreements to include the uprating of State Pensions paid to recipients abroad.
Answered by:
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
5 September 2024
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