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<p>Since WW2 successive Governments, Labour, the Coalition and Conservatives have
had the same policy. The policy on up-rating the UK State Pension abroad is long-standing
and unchanged. UK State Pensions are payable worldwide and they are up-rated for overseas
residents where there is a legal requirement to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of up-rating
State Pensions would increase by more than £3 billion over five years if payments
to recipients in countries where they are not currently up-rated were increased to
the rates payable had the recipients never left the UK. It is not proposed to change
this policy.</p><p> </p>
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