State Retirement Pensions: Income Tax

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the frozen personal allowance on entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction for people in receipt of the pre-April 2016 S

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1. 28 January 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the frozen personal allowance on entitlement to Housing Benefit and Council Tax Reduction for people in receipt of the pre-April 2016 S

   Source: Commons

2. 26 February 2026

   Answer

   The assessment of entitlement to Housing Benefit and Local Council Tax Support takes into account a person’s net income plus the value of any DWP benefits they receive. Taxation is a matter for HMRC. It treats pension income, whether State or occupational...

   Source: Written answer

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