Dear Constituent,
Thank you for contacting me about increases in the State Pension for those living abroad and thank you for bringing the Frozen Pensions Day 'drop-in' event to my attention. Unfortunately I am unable to attend the event due to longstanding diary commitments.
The UK State Pension is payable worldwide and is uprated abroad where there is a legal requirement to do so. In most overseas countries, however, there is no agreement with the UK for securing the social security rights of people moving between the two countries. As a result, pensioners who move to these countries still receive the State Pension but do not have their payments uprated as UK residents do. The Department for Work and Pensions endeavours to make this clear to those thinking of moving abroad and publishes guidance on its website.
The current policy on the State Pension overseas is the long-standing and unchanged position of successive Governments.
Thank you again for taking the time to contact me.
Sincerely,
