If the recipient returns to live in the UK, then their state pension will go up to the current rate.

Following the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), some people may wonder whether their state pension will be affected by Brexit once the transitional period ends on December 31, 2020.

Gov.uk states that if a person is living in the EU, EEA or Switzerland by December 31, 2020, and if they receive a UK state pension, it will continue to be uprated as long as the individual continues to live there.

“This will happen even if you start claiming your pension on or after 1 January 2021, as long as you meet the qualifying conditions explained in the new State Pension guidance,” the government website explains.