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1464036

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Pensioners: 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 steps she has taken to support overseas British pensioners.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	4598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK State Pension is payable worldwide to those who meet the qualifying conditions. Entitlement is based on an individual’s National Insurance record without regard to nationality.</p><p> </p><p>Pensioners in certain EEA countries and Switzerland may receive other payments if they meet the eligibility criteria and are covered by the terms of the EU Withdrawal Agreement, for example, Winter Fuel Payments.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 4599 question first answered 23/05/2022 13:38:09 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1464038

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Pensioners: 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 she has made of the potential merits of uprating overseas pensions.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	4600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The policy on the up-rating of UK State Pensions overseas is longstanding and has been supported by successive Governments for over 70 years. Annual indexed-linked increases are paid to UK State Pension recipients where there is a legal requirement to do so, for example, where recipients are living in countries where there is a reciprocal agreement in place 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 Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 23/05/2022 13:40:17 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1387125

registered interest
date	13/12/2021
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	Pensioners: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support British pensioners overseas during winter 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	904723
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>As with previous winters, the Government is supporting overseas pensioners during winter 2021-22. The UK State Pension is payable worldwide. Additionally, Winter Fuel Payments are payable to those in eligible EEA countries, and Switzerland, providing they have a genuine and sufficient link with the UK and meet the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p /><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 13/12/2021 15:48:41 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1258089

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
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	Pensioners: 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 assessment she has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on levels of poverty among UK pensioners living overseas.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	124763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2020 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent poverty statistics for pensioners are derived from the 2018/19 Family Resources Survey (FRS) so would not cover the impact of the covid-19 pandemic. As the FRS sample is drawn from random UK addresses it does not provide information on those living overseas.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 08/12/2020 14:53:28 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1201703

registered interest
date	09/06/2020
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	Pensioners: 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 live in (a) EU countries, (b) Commonwealth countries and (c) elsewhere in the world.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	57294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of pensioners in receipt of the UK State Pension living in the country groupings requested. Please note that residents in Cyprus and Malta appear in both the European Union and Commonwealth totals.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Country Group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of UK State Pensioners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European Union (excluding UK)</p></td><td><p>464,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Commonwealth (excluding UK)</p></td><td><p>511,760</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rest of the world</p></td><td><p>211,100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: Stat Xplore Nov 2019.</p><p>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.</p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/06/2020 13:36:06 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

968338

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Pensioners: 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 she is taking to ensure that British citizens receiving a UK pension while living elsewhere in the EU continue to receive that pension after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	170750
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK State Pension will remain payable worldwide under domestic legislation following our departure from the EU.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 14/09/2018 13:48:08 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson