Andy Burnham confirms new rule for 12 million state pensioners

NewsCost Of LivingPensionLabour has confirmed the rules around pension payments10:00, 27 Jul 2026Andy Burnham's new Government has set out rules around pensioners and income tax.‌It follows fears low-income pensioners whose only income is the state pension would have to pay income tax.‌Labour has now confirmed this will not happen.‌READ MORE: DWP names two conditions ahead of new PIP rules under Andy BurnhamGet breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsAppThe issue surrounds the personal allowance, which has stayed frozen at £12,570 over the past few years.‌This is the point at which people have to pay income tax.The increasing pension rate, due to triple lock rules, has pushed more over-65s towards or over this threshold.Hundreds of thousands more over-65s have found themselves being taxed ove