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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Asked by Kate OsamorLabour (Co-op)Department for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 54998

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to negotiate reciprocal social security agreements with countries where UK pensioners do not receive annual state pension uprating.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The Department has no plans to negotiate such reciprocal social security agreements.

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