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State Retirement Pensions: Greece

Asked by Mohammad YasinLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 February 2026UIN 108732

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK–EU social security coordination rules in protecting the pension rights of people who have worked in the UK and Greece.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The UK’s comprehensive social security relationship with the EU Member States, including State Pensions, is governed by the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

These agreements provide the necessary level of social security protection and continuity of State Pension provision for those moving between the UK and the EU Member States, including Greece.

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