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Pat McFadden

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Official pages:UK Parliament

Track record

Cards: 1
Net cost of costed cards, a year: none; 0 of 1 cards costed
Funding named: 0 of 1
Status mix

Delivered: 0
In progress: 1
Not met: 0
Undone: 0
Unscoreable: 0

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Promises

Pat McFaddenBasic state pension-only pensioners pay no income tax“For those who are purely reliant on the basic state pension for their income, the Prime Minister and Chancellor have made clear that they will not have to pay income tax for the duration of this Parliament. The Chancellor will announce further details at the Budget.”PromisedTaxesCost not statedPat McFadden, 13 Oct 2026