Asked by: Tracy Gilbert (Labour - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to support British pensioners residing overseas.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
UK State Pensions are payable worldwide, based on a person’s National Insurance record and are only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating.
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.
Asked by: Tracy Gilbert (Labour - Edinburgh North and Leith)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to uprate the state pension for British pensioners residing overseas.
Answered by Emma Reynolds - Parliamentary Secretary (HM Treasury)
The UK's policy on the up-rating of the UK State Pension for recipients living overseas is a longstanding one. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide and is only uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in countries with which we have a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating.
Over many years, priority is given to those living in the United Kingdom when drawing up expenditure plans for additional pensioner benefits.