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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
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1606133

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what stage they have reached in negotiations with (1) the government of Canada, (2) the government of Australia, and (3) the government of New Zealand, on the annual uprating and payment of the UK state pension to beneficiaries resident in those countries.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The government does not have a policy to increase the number of countries with which the UK has reciprocal agreements on state pensions. The government has no plans to change its social security relationship with these countries on state pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Requests for social security agreements may be raised in formal and informal meetings and in correspondence at both ministerial and official level. The Department for Work and Pensions does not, as a matter of routine, maintain full records of such requests. The department can, however, confirm that a response was provided to the government of Canada in August 2022 on its request to conclude a reciprocal agreement to include state pension uprating, where the department outlined its longstanding position as stated above.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6705 question first answered 30/03/2023 11:49:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1606134

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what research they have undertaken of the impact of their decision not to uprate the UK state pension upon (1) British citizens resident in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and (2) Commonwealth citizens who have retired to a country in the Caribbean with a UK state pension entitlement.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department has not undertaken such research. 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> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2023 16:36:28 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1606135

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to annually uprate the UK basic state pension to qualifying individuals on the same basis regardless of the state or territory in which they are currently resident; and what reciprocal agreements they have made, if any, with other countries in respect of pension uprating.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and up-rated overseas where there is a legal requirement to do so – for example where there is a reciprocal agreement in place that allows for up-rating. The policy on up-rating is longstanding and has been supported by successive Governments for over 70 years. The Government has no plans to change this policy.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has reciprocal social security agreements, which provide State Pension up-rating, with the following authorities:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Barbados</li><li>Bermuda</li><li>Bosnia-Herzegovina</li><li>Gibraltar</li><li>Guernsey</li><li>the Isle of Man</li><li>Israel</li><li>Jamaica</li><li>Jersey</li><li>Kosovo</li><li>Mauritius</li><li>Montenegro</li><li>North Macedonia</li><li>the Philippines</li><li>Serbia</li><li>Turkey</li><li>USA</li></ul><p> </p><p>The UK also has agreements in place with the European Economic Area and Switzerland which provide for State Pension up-rating.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2023 16:38:00 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1606136

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the annual cost of uprating the UK basic state pension to UK pensioners living abroad, regardless of any reciprocal agreements on pensions uprating.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and up-rated overseas where there is a legal requirement to do so. 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.</p><p> </p><p>No recent assessment has been made of the annual cost of up-rating the UK basic State Pension to UK pensioners living abroad, regardless of any reciprocal agreements on pensions up-rating.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 30/03/2023 11:49:29 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark

1606137

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have received from, or on behalf of the governments of (1) Canada, (2) Australia, and (3) New Zealand, in the past 12 months on the subject of UK state pensions paid to individuals resident in their territories, and their annual uprating in line with those paid in the United Kingdom; and what representations have they received from non-governmental groups on the same subject.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Southwark
uin	HL6705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The government does not have a policy to increase the number of countries with which the UK has reciprocal agreements on state pensions. The government has no plans to change its social security relationship with these countries on state pensions.</p><p> </p><p>Requests for social security agreements may be raised in formal and informal meetings and in correspondence at both ministerial and official level. The Department for Work and Pensions does not, as a matter of routine, maintain full records of such requests. The department can, however, confirm that a response was provided to the government of Canada in August 2022 on its request to conclude a reciprocal agreement to include state pension uprating, where the department outlined its longstanding position as stated above.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie grouped question UIN HL6701 question first answered 30/03/2023 11:49:02 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4345 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark