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	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimates he has made of the potential cost to the public purse of uprating state pensions for pensioners who live overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	254754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">All political parties since WW2 have</del> <ins class="ministerial">Successive post-war Governments have followed</ins> the same policy. Up-rating UK State Pensions for recipients who are overseas residents is longstanding; state Pensions are payable worldwide and are up-rated where there is a legal requirement to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The policy on the up-rating of UK State Pensions paid to recipients living outside the UK has been in place for over 70 years. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide without regard to nationality. Entitlement to the UK State Pension is based on the national insurance contributions on a person’s national insurance record. The annual index-linked increases to UK State Pensions are paid to recipients overseas only where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example in EEA countries or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that provides for the up-rating of the UK State Pension. The Government has no plans to change the policy <ins class="ministerial">upheld by all previous Governments, Labour, Coalition and Conservative for the past 70 years.</ins> <del class="ministerial">of all Governments, Labour, Coalition or Conservative since WW2.</del></p><p> </p><p>The estimated costs of up-rating state pensions overseas where they are currently not up-rated are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/estimated-costs-of-uprating-state-pension-in-frozen-rate-countries</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2019 16:41:54 question first ministerially corrected 20/06/2019 15:16:55 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman previous answer version 119892 answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1507231

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the freeze on the state pensions of people living abroad on levels of poverty amongst those people.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
	uin	53522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2022 answer text <p>DWP does not make such an assessment. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide to those who meet the qualifying conditions. Entitlement is based on an individual’s National Insurance record. The policy on up-rating UK State Pensions overseas is long-standing and has been supported by successive post-war Governments for over 70 years. We continue to up-rate UK State Pensions abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for up-rating. There are no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p><p>This Government continues to take the view that priority should be given to those living in the UK when drawing up expenditure plans for pensioner benefits.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 27/09/2022 13:13:24 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

167852

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of unfreezing state pensions for British citizens living in Commonwealth countries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	uin	217127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The policy of this Coalition Government on the up-rating of UK state pensions paid to people living overseas is the same as that of successive post-war Governments. Namely to up-rate such pensions where we are legally required to under the terms of EU law or a bilateral social security agreement. There are no plans to change policy on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 08/12/2014 16:34:06 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1420567

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent progress has been made on securing reciprocal agreements with countries outside of the EU to facilitate the uprating of state pension to UK citizens living abroad.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	119832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is payable worldwide to all who satisfy the qualifying conditions.</p><p> </p><p>The policy on the up-rating of UK State Pensions paid overseas is longstanding and has been supported by successive post-war governments for over 70 years.</p><p>The Government has no plans to change this policy.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 10/02/2022 16:36:39 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1602892

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in (a) Canada and (b) elsewhere have been impacted by his Department's administrative errors relating to the processing of Proof of Life letters, which have led to the suspension of UK state pension payments.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	162298
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The issues which occurred in 2022, relating to the temporary suspension of the State Pension of some customers living in Canada, was not caused by DWP and was due to reasons outside the Department’s control.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022, there were 120,479 Life Certificates issued to State Pension customers living in Canada. DWP’s international postal provider confirmed there were postal issues in Canada due to air capacity. This resulted in the temporary suspension of 12,858 customers State Pension after 16 weeks of the issue of the Life Certificate, which was due to a completed Life Certificate not being returned within the prescribed time limit. At this point, corrective action was taken by DWP to reinstate the State Pension of all customers effected and allowed a further 48 weeks for customers to return their completed Life Certificate.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 16/03/2023 11:19:19 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1602893

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to rectify the administrative error with Proof of Life forms which led to some overseas pensioners having their State Pensions suspended.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	162299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The issues which occurred in 2022, relating to the temporary suspension of the State Pension of some customers living in Canada, was not caused by DWP and was due to reasons outside the Department’s control.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP is closely monitoring international postage issues with our service provider and we use this information to determine any necessary changes to the Life Certificates process. DWP is also monitoring the return of completed Life Certificates and, if we identify any particular postal issues within countries, we are allowing customers an additional 16 weeks to return their documents before any potential temporary payment suspensions may be required.</p><p> </p><p>The Life Certificate (CFN698) is a form which DWP routinely issues to customers in receipt of State Pension who permanently reside in certain countries outside the UK. The form is used to verify that the customer is still eligible to receive their State Pension and it is an integral part of DWP’s strategy to ensure that all overseas State Pensions are being paid correctly.</p><p> </p><p>Life Certificates are an integral part of protecting the public purse and are issued in accordance with The Social Security (Claims and Payments) Regulations 1987.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 16/03/2023 11:22:07 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1602895

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether overseas British pensioners who have received multiple Proof of Life letters should ignore subsequent letters received within a 24 month period if they have provided the requested evidence.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	162300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>DWP issues Life Certificates to overseas State Pension customers on a rolling 24-month cycle. Therefore, if a customer receives multiple Life Certificates in this period, when they have already completed and returned a Life Certificate, we recommend that they contact the International Pension Centre helpline on 0044 191 2187777 to ensure that we have received the completed Life Certificate for the period concerned. This will ensure that their State Pension remains in payment and is not subject to a potential temporary suspension.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 14/03/2023 15:30:42 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1605007

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners living overseas had their pensions stopped in 2022 because of life certificate forms and postal issues, broken down by country.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	167237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>DWP allows 16 weeks for the completed Life Certificate to be returned under normal circumstances. In 2022, DWP was notified of the postal issues effecting deliveries in Canada. In light of this, we reinstated the State Pension of those effected and extended the normal 16-week time limit by another 48 weeks for the completed Life Certificates to be returned.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DWP does not maintain data regarding the temporary suspension of International State Pensions owing to postal issues, as this is not something the Department is able to determine. However, DWP does hold data for the temporary suspensions due to the non/late return of a Life Certificate in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The number of UK State Pension customers whose payments were temporarily suspended due to the non/late return of Life Certificates issued in 2022 was 37,517; this is broken down by country as follows: -</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andorra</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antigua</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antilles (Netherlands)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahamas</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burkina Faso</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>19,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central African Republic</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guam</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>1,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>2,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maldive Islands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>454</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monaco</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Korea</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puerto Rico</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of the Congo</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia &amp; Montenegro</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Lucia</p></td><td><p>457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Vincent/Grenadines</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad &amp; Tobago</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turks &amp; Caicos Islands</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (British)</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (USA)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Management Information used has been taken from the same operational source data systems as our published administrative data. However, as this Management Information is not a recognised National or Official Statistic, it has not been subjected to the same level of Quality Assurance. As a result, these figures should be treat with caution.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/03/2023 12:51:08 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1605425

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, from what location life certificate forms for UK pensioners living overseas are posted from; and which company is responsible for the posting of the forms.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	169423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Life Certificates are issued from our supplier, Allied Publicity Services (APS) who is based in Runcorn, Cheshire.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/03/2023 12:53:04 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
	tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1607931

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners living overseas had their pensions suspended in (a) 2019, (b) 2020, (c) 2021 due to (i) non-return and (ii) late return of life certificates, broken down by country of residence.
	tabling member constituency	North East Fife
	tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
	uin	174429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>DWP holds data relating to the late and non-return of a Life Certificate for the 2019 period, which resulted in the temporary suspension of a customer’s State Pension payments. In 2019, 26,206 claims were temporarily suspended, which is broken down by country as shown in the following table: -</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of State Pension claims temporarily suspended in 2019 due to the late or non-return of a completed Life Certificate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>1,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>65</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>2,269</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>1,265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>116</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>124</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>15,798</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cook Islands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norfolk Islands</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Western Samoa</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ascension Island</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominica</p></td><td><p>277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cape Verde Islands</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>473</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>125</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (British)</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liechtenstein</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antilles (Netherlands)</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Kitts &amp; Nevis</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>1,529</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolivia</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>26</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iran</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>127</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>As a result of the outbreak of COVID in 2020, DWP suspended the Life Certificate exercise in March 2020, to ensure that our customers were not negatively impacted by any postal service issues which could have resulted in their State Pension payments being temporarily suspended. Therefore, DWP does not hold any data for this period.</p><p> </p><p>DWP reintroduced the Life Certificate exercise in November 2021. Therefore, DWP does not hold any data for 2021, as any potential suspensions would be applied after 16 weeks of issue of the Life Certificate, which would mean that the suspension occurred in 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The Management Information used has been taken from the same operational source data systems as our published administrative data. However, as this Management Information is not a recognised National or Official Statistic, it has not been subjected to the same level of Quality Assurance. As a result, these figures should be treated with caution.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 30/03/2023 14:59:47 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
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