Question follow-through · 109468

State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in receipt of a pre-April 2016 State Pension have become liable for Income Tax since the freeze in the Income Tax personal allowance threshold.

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Tabled
28 Jan 2026
Target answer date
2 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people in receipt of a pre-April 2016 State Pension have become liable for Income Tax since the freeze in the Income Tax personal allowance threshold.

  2. 2 Feb 2026

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  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Revenue estimates from, and individuals impacted by frozen thresholds are set out by the Office for Budget Responsibility in Table A of their November 2025 Economic and fiscal outlook, and Table 3.19 of the detailed forecast table of receipts: Office for ...

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