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State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad

Asked by Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 June 2025UIN 56409

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to review its policy on freezing state pensions for people who move abroad.

Answered by Torsten Bell

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

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