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802710

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, at what age female UK citizens living in (a) EU and (b) non-EU countries can claim their state pensions.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>A woman’s state pension age is not affected by where she is currently residing.</p><p> </p><p>The current timetable for State Pension age is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 118260 question first answered 12/12/2017 12:44:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

802711

registered interest
date	07/12/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether women can claim the state pension at a younger age if they live abroad.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	118260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>A woman’s state pension age is not affected by where she is currently residing.</p><p> </p><p>The current timetable for State Pension age is available at the link below:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/310231/spa-timetable.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 118259 question first answered 12/12/2017 12:44:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

800575

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of introducing universal annual uprating to the state pensions of British pensioners living abroad.
tabling member constituency	West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
tabling member printed	Andrew Bowie
uin	117196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is a contributory based pension payable worldwide, without regard to nationality, to those who meet the eligibility criteria. But it is uprated abroad only where there is a legal requirement to do so - for example, where UK State Pension recipients are living within the European Economic Area, Switzerland and Gibraltar or in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement that provides for uprating of the UK State Pension. This is a longstanding policy which has remained consistent for around 70 years. It has been the policy of consecutive Governments of all persuasions. It is estimated that the cost of up-rating state pensions would increase each year by over £0.5 billion per year if all pensions in payment were increased to current levels in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 11/12/2017 12:04:30 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie

777045

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2017 to Question 105738, how many people aged (a) between 100 and 105, (b) between 106 and 110, (c) between 111 and 115 and (d) over 116-years receive the UK state pension in each country outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	109320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>There are issues with the quality and robustness of the data relating to those over 100 years old so it is not possible to give a definitive answer at this stage. I will write to the Hon gentleman providing further details.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 01/11/2017 11:56:47 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

773321

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will set out the criteria by which UK citizens living abroad are eligible for annual increases in the state pension; and if he will publish a list of countries in which people are not eligible for that increase.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	108399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>UK State Pension is paid worldwide to those who satisfy the qualifying conditions, without regard to nationality. However annual increases are restricted to UK pension recipients who are ordinarily resident in Great Britain and in countries overseas where there is a legal requirement to up-rate for example EEA countries and countries and territories where there is a reciprocal agreement that allows for up-rating. A list of countries where up-ratings are paid is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad/countries-where-we-pay-an-annual-increase-in-the-state-pension" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-pensions-annual-increases-if-you-live-abroad/countries-where-we-pay-an-annual-increase-in-the-state-pension</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/10/2017 15:56:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

773323

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what advice the Government gives to people in receipt of the state pension on how long they can spend abroad before their entitlement to the full state pension is reduced; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	108389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Entitlement to State Pension is not reduced when a pensioner goes abroad. UK State Pension is paid worldwide to those who satisfy the qualifying conditions. However annual increases are restricted to UK pension recipients who are ordinarily resident in Great Britain and in countries overseas where there is a legal requirement to up-rate for example EEA countries and countries and territories where there is a reciprocal agreement that allows for up-rating. Advice on living and claiming abroad is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/living-and-working-overseas" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/new-state-pension/living-and-working-overseas</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/10/2017 14:53:46 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

770012

registered interest
date	13/10/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2017 to Question 105738, what the age of the oldest person receiving the UK state pension is in each country outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	107719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department is unable to provide the information. Where a 100% data extract has been used for Official Statistics, we use statistical disclosure techniques to help ensure confidentiality is maintained and are therefore unable to provide the level of detail asked for without breaking this confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>Data is potentially disclosive if, despite the removal of obvious identifiers, characteristics of this dataset in isolation or in conjunction with other datasets might lead to identification of the individual to whom a record belongs.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 24/10/2017 11:53:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

765480

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over 100-years old receive the UK state pension in each country outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	105738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>The table below provides a response to your question from DWP’s State Pension administrative data on the number of State Pension recipients aged over 100 years old. There are known issues with the quality of this data due to historical operational processes which mean that some cases remain on the administrative data although they are no longer in payment. Additional management information held within the department indicates that the in-payment caseload for Yemen in particular is much lower than that presented below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Abroad - Not known</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alderney</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dom Commonwealth (Dominica)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gibraltar</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guernsey</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jersey</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Lithuania</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of Yemen</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Vincent &amp; Grenadines</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (USA)</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, February 2017.</em></p><p><em>Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p><em>Caseloads identified with ‘-‘ are negligible, but non-zero.</em></p><p><em>Caseloads in WPLS can include suspended cases which are no longer in payment.</em></p><p> </p><p>Note:</p><ul><li>DWP has reviewed the operational process for keeping records no longer in payment on the system and improvements are underway to close down these cases.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/10/2017 12:00:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

717800

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 what discussions they have had with pensioner organisations regarding the impact of the reduction in the exchange rate of the pound sterling on the incomes of citizens in receipt of the UK state pension who live outside the UK in (1) the EU, (2) the Overseas Territories, and (3) elsewhere in the world.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL6609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The DWP does not hold information on pensioner incomes overseas. The exchange rate is always subject to fluctuation and as a result State Pension payments in other currencies will change depending on the exchange rate at the time.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 20/04/2017 09:35:26 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

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