英国养恤金领取者面临国家养恤金税,因为津贴限额几乎已经达到;要求提高退休金的申请已辩论过。 UK pensioners face tax on state pensions as allowance limit nearly met; petition for raise debated.

由于全额国家养恤金增至11 973英镑,接近12 570英镑的免税个人津贴,联合王国数以千计的养恤金领取者将面临国家养恤金的所得税。 Thousands of UK pensioners will face income tax on their state pensions due to the full state pension rising to £11,973, close to the £12,570 tax-free personal allowance. 有超过200 000人签名的请愿书呼吁将个人津贴提高到20 000英镑,以帮助低收入者和养恤金领取者。 议会将于5月12日对此进行辩论。 A petition with over 200,000 signatures calls for the personal allowance to be raised to £20,000 to help low earners and pensioners, which will be debated in Parliament on May 12. 然而,政府没有计划增加津贴,列举财政成本和对公共服务的影响。 However, the government has no plans to increase the allowance, citing fiscal costs and the impact on public services.