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Age Addition

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department are taking to review the state pension addition for individuals aged 80 and over; and whether the Department plans to adjust that addition in line with inflation to ensure it p

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 27 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 1 Dec 2025
Answer: 5 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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27 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department are taking to review the state pension addition for individuals aged 80 and over; and whether the Department plans to adjust that addition in line with inflation to ensure it p
1 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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5 Dec 2025
Answer published
The 25 pence a week Age Addition is part of the old State Pension, for those who reached State Pension age before 6 April 2016, and is paid with their State Pension, when they reach the age of 80. The Age Addition is not part of the new State Pension, but...

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