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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Asked by Ayoub KhanIndependentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 12 November 2024UIN 12874

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support British state pensioners residing overseas.

Answered by Emma Reynolds

UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, based on a person’s National Insurance record. People move abroad for many reasons and may have access to their host country’s benefit system or other sources of income such as an occupational pension.

Information about the impact on State Pensions of moving abroad is available on Gov.uk.

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