Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Thursday, 18 January 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 January 2007. It was answered by James Purnell (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 February 2007 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Pensions: Indexation
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the annual cost of indexing the state pension against inflation to UK pensioners living overseas.
- Answer
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If the state pension of people living in frozen rate countries was brought up to the current rate they would have received if they had remained in the UK it would cost around £410 million in 2006-07 and would increase year on year. This figure does not include paying any arrears.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 110618; 456 c1055W;456 c1057W
- Session
- 2006-07
- Subjects
- Index linking Pensioners Pensions Overseas residence
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