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Laws Share this specific contribution To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what his estimate is of the amount spent by his Department, including the costs spent on administration costs, responding to requests from pensioners who live abroad and have their pensions frozen in each year since 2001-02; and if he will make a statement. (83378) James Purnell Share this specific contribution Information that is available is in the following tables.

Question 3.07pm Asked by Baroness Benjamin Share this specific contribution To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they are giving to uprating fully or partly the state pensions of British pensioners currently living overseas whose pensions are frozen.

Bernard Jackson exemplifies the injustice of Britain’s frozen pensions.

Documents to download Taxation of state pension (220KB PDF) Download full report Download ‘Taxation of state pension’ report (220KB , PDF) The state pension is liable to income tax.

For over 70 years, successive Governments have upheld the frozen pension policy.

Documents to download State Pension Uprating (2 MB , PDF) Download full report Download ‘State Pension Uprating ’ report (2 MB , PDF) The State Pension The State Pension for people who reached State Pension age (SPA) before 6 April 2016 has two main elements.

Lord Freud Share this specific contribution My Lords, the figures for non-frozen pensioners are 610,000 and for frozen pensioners 550,000.

The House debated frozen pensions on 11 May last year.

War Widows' Pensions Volume 877: debated on Monday 15 July 1974 JUL 15 1974 Download text Previous debate Next debate House of Commons data for 15 April 2026 is currently being processed.

What steps his Department is taking to support pensioners. (902766) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Paul Maynard) Share this specific contribution The state pension provides the foundation of support for older people.

What steps his Department is taking to support pensioners. (902766) The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Paul Maynard) Share this specific contribution The state pension provides the foundation of support for older people.

Documents to download Public service pensions: Impact of pension tax rules on NHS consultants and GPs (354 KB , PDF) Download full report Download ‘Public service pensions: Impact of pension tax rules on NHS consultants and GPs’ report (354 KB , PDF) Pension tax rules apply to all pension schemes the same, but some have had a particular impact on the higher-earning members of the NHS pension scheme in recent years, including consultants and GPs facing tax charges for breaching allowances.

Reforms in the Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surpluses in their DB pension schemes with employers, and to negotiate for members to benefit from any such sharing of surpluses.

Reforms in the Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surpluses in their DB pension schemes with employers, and to negotiate for members to benefit from any such sharing of surpluses.

Argentine Corporations (British Pensioners) Volume 22: debated on Monday 26 April 1982 APR 26 1982 Download text Previous debate Next debate House of Commons data for 26 March 2026 is currently being processed.

UK state pensions are uprated overseas only where there is a legal requirement to do so.

What his policy is on pensions for war widows. (110545) Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con) Share this specific contribution 17.

Reforms in the Pension Schemes Bill give trustees more flexibility to share surpluses in their DB pension schemes with employers, and to negotiate for members to benefit from any such sharing of surpluses.

If we had not done that, state pension would have been frozen.

UK state pensions are uprated overseas only where there is a legal requirement to do so.