Frozen state pensions is the practice of the British Government of "freezing" UK State Pensions, (that is, not uprating the amount in line with "Triple Lock" on an annual basis, as is done for residents in the UK), for pensioners who live in the majority of other countries, apart from the European Community countries and other countries with reciprocal agreements with the UK. Groups that have been lobbying to remove this discrepancy include the Canadian Alliance of British Pensioners (CABP) and British Pensions in Australia (BPIA), which jointly own the International Consortium of British Pensioners (ICBP). There is also an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Frozen British Pensions in the UK Parliament. Description All British state pensioners receive their pension based on the level of their compulsory and voluntary contributions to the National Insurance Fund. Pensioners resident in Britain, receive an annual uprating known as the "triple lock" – the higher of the increase in CPI (price inflation), average earnings growth, or 2.5%. In 2022, the increase was 3.1%. However, if the pensioner moves abroad, the annual uprating depends on where they live, with residents of most countries receiving no annual uprating. The only other countries in which the UK state pension rises in the same way as UK state pensioners are: the European Union countries (which continued after Brexit); Switzerland; Barbados; Bermuda; Bosnia-Herzegovina; Guernsey; Isle of Man; Israel; Jamaica; Jersey; Mauritius; Montenegro; North Macedonia; the Philippines; Serbia; Turkey; and the United States of America. Most British Commonwealth countries are included in the frozen list; these include countries, such as Australia, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, Thailand and India, as well as British overseas territories such as the Falkland Islands. Pensioners who return to the UK can get their pension uprated to the full amount by applying to the Department for Work and Pensions, but this rate only applies so long as they are in the UK. Numbers the number of pensioners affected is around 492,000, with some of the oldest of these receiving only £30 to £40 a week, instead of the £185.15 full state pension they would be receiving if in the UK or one of the eligible countries. Included among the group of older pensioners missing out are Albert Johnson, a 103-year-old veteran of World War II, and his 95-year-old wife, Mary, who now live in Western Australia. For men born after April 1951 and women after April