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State Retirement Pensions: Uprating

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 81146

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he plans to review the uprating mechanism for the pre-2016 State Pension.

Answered by Torsten Bell

There are no current plans to review the uprating mechanism for the pre-2016 State Pension.

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