PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad (6 November 2024)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to uprate the state pension for British pensioners residing overseas.
Asked by:
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Asked by:
Tracy Gilbert (Labour)
Answer
The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide and is 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.
Over many years, priority is given to those living in the United Kingdom when drawing up expenditure plans for additional pensioner benefits.
Answered by:
Emma Reynolds (Labour)
12 November 2024
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