Millions of people on the New or Basic State Pension will see their weekly payments rise by 4.1 per cent from April 7 under the Triple Lock.
However, nearly half a million pensioners will not receive the annual uprating because they now live in a country which does not have a reciprocal agreement with the UK Government.
Despite ongoing awareness campaigning to encourage the UK Government to bring State Pensions into line with current payment rates and restore the Triple Lock for Brits who have retired abroad, the DWP recently said that it “is not negotiating any reciprocal social security agreements”.
DWP Minister Sir Stephen Timms has also confirmed that of the 12.9 million people of State Pension age, the 2025/26 uprating will only be issued to 12.5m pensioners.
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