UK-Australia-Canada open letter calling to End Frozen Pensions
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Adrian Ramsay MP co-signed this cross-party letter initiated by the End Frozen Pensions campaign.
Dear Prime Minister,
We recognise and cherish the deep and enduring relationship between Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom, which has been built on shared history, values, and mutual respect.
As members of our respective Parliaments, we express our concern regarding the United Kingdom’s frozen pensions policy, which treats UK state pensioners residing in Australia and Canada differently from those residing in other overseas countries (such as the USA, Philippines, Israel and Türkiye). This policy unfairly denies annual pension uprating to pensioners now living in Australia and Canada, despite them having made contributions to the UK National Insurance system under the same rules as pensioners living elsewhere.
We urge the British Government to negotiate new reciprocal social security agreements with Australia and with Canada to end this longstanding inequity and ensure fair treatment for all UK pensioners.
We would be grateful for an urgent response.
Adrian Ramsay MP co-signed this cross-party letter initiated by the End Frozen Pensions campaign.
