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His Majesty's Government\u202fdid not have any discussions on this issue last year with the Government of Australia.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4169", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Viscount Younger of Leckie"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-09-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-09-14T12:40:39.65Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-09-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "State Retirement Pensions: Australia"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had last year with the government of Australia, if any, on the issue of frozen state pensions.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4719", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle"} ], "uin" : "HL9747"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1657659", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1657659/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The methodology is relatively straight forward and is contained within the publication but quoted below for ease:<\/p>Estimates of projected costs

1. The estimate is based on the latest available data (March 2022) from the 5% extract of DWP\u2019s State Pension administrative data, the Quarterly Statistical Enquiry (QSE).<\/p>

2. The QSE is used to estimate the volume of individuals in frozen rate countries and their State Pension amounts.<\/p>

3. The State Pension amount, for all current and future recipients, is uprated (using the relevant indices) to the level they would have been if they had never been frozen.<\/p>

4. To estimate the costs for subsequent financial years we make adjustments to the underlying caseload and associated costs by:<\/p>