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Move deemed ‘disappointing’ and a ‘staggering betrayal’ by activists
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has turned down the opportunity to strike a deal with Canada on increasing state pensions for British expats in the country.
The decision follows a meeting between the department and representatives of the Canadian government to negotiate a reciprocal social security agreement.
At the end of 2020,
A state pension is ‘frozen’ when a UK retiree moves to a country where the UK is not legally required to increase payments every year.
As a result, expats will receive their state pension at the rate available when they left the country, missing out on yearly increases.
Mr Manly’s motion states that UK pensioners in a host of countries including the United States receive annual indexed increases, and claims the frozen pension policy in Canada forces thousands of people from Britain to rely on social assistance.
He told the Sunday Express: “There are an estimated 3,000 UK pensioners living in my [electoral division] of Nanaimo-Ladysmith who are affected by this unjust policy. I’m very pleased that the motion I put before the House of Commons on Tuesday received unanimous consent from all parties.
“There is no way the UK Government can justify its refusal to index the UK pensions of Canadian residents. It’s disrespectful to Canadian taxpayers who subsidise the shortfall and discriminatory to UK pensioners, including veterans who served in the British armed forces.