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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

62783

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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, how many pensions are paid to British citizens resident overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	201378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Figures for the pension caseload are published on the DWP Tabulation tool here:</p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_nov13.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/ccgor/ccsex/a_carate_r_ccgor_c_ccsex_nov13.html</a></p><p> </p><p>No information is available on the nationality or citizenship of State Pensions recipients. However, in November 2013 there were approximately 1.21 million State Pensions paid outside of Great Britain. Not all of these will necessarily be to British citizens but may be to anyone who has built up an entitlement to a State Pension, regardless of nationality.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/06/2014 14:47:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

62173

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2014
	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 his policy is on the freezing of state pensions for those living overseas.
	tabling member constituency	Bedford
	tabling member printed	Richard Fuller
	uin	200894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The UK state pension is payable worldwide. However, where a recipient is not ordinarily resident in the UK, eligibility for annual up-rates is generally restricted to people living in a country which is a member of the European Economic Area, including by extension Switzerland, or in a country with which the UK has a bilateral social security agreement that provides for up-rating of the UK state pension. A list of these countries can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad</a></p><p><br> Restricting the availability of annual up-rates to the UK state pensions in this manner has been the long standing policy of successive Governments. This Government has no plans to change it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 23/06/2014 14:52:32 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller

179701

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2015
	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 recipients of UK state pension reside in the French overseas department of (a) Guiana, (b) Martinique, (c) Guadeloupe and (d) Reunion.
	tabling member constituency	Wells
	tabling member printed	Tessa Munt
	uin	224357
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information on the number of recipients of UK state pension residing in France, and of those how many are in the French Overseas Departments, is available at: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/cnage/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_cnage_may14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/cnage/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_cnage_may14.html</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 224358 question first answered 23/02/2015 13:39:02 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	4089 label Biography information for Tessa Munt

178623

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on families of their policy to freeze rather than uprate the state pensions of those living abroad.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL4773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The bulk of individuals receiving UK state pensions overseas voluntarily moved abroad whilst in their twenties and thirties. This means they will have spent the majority of their working lives outside the UK and contributing to the economy of their country of residence. For the small minority of pensioners who decide to move overseas at retirement it is advisable that they check the implications for their state pension before moving. There is no evidence of a proven behavioural link between the up-rating policy for the state pension and pensioner migration. Furthermore, it is not the role of the Government to encourage (or discourage) pensioner migration. The decision to move abroad is voluntary and remains a personal choice dependent on the circumstances of the individual, which will differ from person to person, and of which implications for their state pension is just one factor.</p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL4774 question first answered 23/02/2015 15:02:46 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

178373

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2015
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to uprating the state pension of retired British citizens who have made full National Insurance contributions in the United Kingdom but who now live abroad.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Benjamin
	uin	HL4761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The policy of this Coalition Government on the up-rating of UK state pension paid to people living overseas is the same as that of successive post-war Governments. This is to up-rate such pensions where we are legally required to under the terms of EU law or a bilateral social security agreement. The up-rating policy is determined by the differing social security arrangements for the countries concerned. Most bilateral agreements were entered into over 40 years ago and based on the prevailing economic and social conditions such as labour market migration patterns – in both the UK and the other countries. The Commonwealth Charter, while it provides a broad statement of common values, does not overrule national legislation in commonwealth countries.</p><p> </p><p>Around 13 million UK state pensions are paid to those entitled, of which around 1.2 million are paid to those living outside the UK. Approximately 550,000 pensioners live in countries in which the UK state pension is not up-rated. The UK state pension is paid on the basis of National Insurance contributions and not on the basis of nationality or citizenship. Information on the nationality, citizenship and ethnicity of state pension recipients is not available. There is no evidence of a proven behavioural link between up-rating policy and pensioner migration. Many of the pensioners migrated well before they reached State Pension age. Only a small minority of UK state pension recipients, less than five per cent, moved overseas at retirement. However it remains important that those planning to live overseas consider the impact on their state pension. The decision to move abroad remains a personal choice for individuals.<br> <br></p> answering member printed Lord Freud grouped question UIN HL4762 HL4763 HL4764 HL4765 question first answered 10/02/2015 16:06:26 answering member 3893 label Biography information for Lord Freud
	tabling member	4167 label Biography information for Baroness Benjamin

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

177222

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	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 estimate he has made of how many residents of the British Overseas Territories in receipt of UK state pensions have had those pensions frozen.
	tabling member constituency	Colchester
	tabling member printed	Sir Bob Russell
	uin	222934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p /> <p>There are 14 British Overseas Territories: Anguilla; Bermuda; the British Antarctic Territory; the British Indian Ocean Territory; the British Virgin Islands; Cayman Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar; Montserrat; the Pitcairn Islands; St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha; South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus (Akrotiri and Dhekelia); and the Turks and Caicos Islands.</p><p>Information on the Overseas Territories in which UK state pensions are paid and the number of cases in payment is available at: <a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/cnage/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_cnage_may14.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/100pc/sp/cccountry/cnage/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_cnage_may14.html</a></p><p>The tabulation tool distinguishes between those countries where the state pension is up-rated and those countries where the state pension is ‘frozen’. Up-rated state pensions are payable to people living in Bermuda, Gibraltar and the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus. However it is possible that in some cases state pensions paid in countries where the state pension is ‘frozen’ will be up-rated, for example when someone is only visiting the Territory.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 09/02/2015 14:11:56 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
	tabling member	35 label Biography information for Sir Bob Russell

1037784

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	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, whether the Government has made an assessment of the change in the relative value of overseas UK pensioners' state pensions for each percentage fall in the value of the pound.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	206207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong>No such assessment has been made. The exchange rate is subject to fluctuation. As a result state pension payments will change depending on the rate for foreign currency.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 15/01/2019 12:21:43 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

717802

	registered interest
	date	04/04/2017
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many citizens living in each EU member state, other than the UK, are in receipt of the UK state pension.
	tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
	uin	HL6611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p><strong></strong>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide regardless of nationality to those who meet the eligibility criteria. The table below shows the number of State Pension recipients resident in each EU country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Recipients of the State Pension resident in EU countries, August 2016</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>134,950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>108,442</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>66,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>42,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>37,135</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>18,768</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>13,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>10,675</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>6,491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>5,998</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>5,726</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>5,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>5,255</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>3,414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>1,559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>587</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>373</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>302</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>259</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Work and Pensions</p><p> </p><ol><li>Statistical disclosure control has been applied to this table to avoid the release of confidential data. Totals may not sum due to the disclosure control applied. August 2016 is the latest data available.</li><li>Note that the DWP does not administer State Pensions for Northern Ireland. The figures above relate solely to those that are administered by the DWP.</li></ol><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 20/04/2017 10:19:02 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham