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UIN 66317

State Retirement Pensions: Expenditure

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9 July 2025

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15 July 2025 · Answer

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To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of spending as a proportion of GDP on the state pension (a) other European nations, (b) other developed economies and (c) the UK.

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  1. 9 July 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment she has made of the level of spending as a proportion of GDP on the state pension (a) other European nations, (b) other developed economies and (c) the UK.

    Source: Commons

  2. 15 July 2025

    Answer

    It is difficult to make comprehensive direct comparisons between different countries’ spending on State Pensions as a proportion of GDP because there are many fundamental differences in the types of system and the wider social and economic contexts. There...

    Source: Written answer

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