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The changes also do not impact UK nationals, EU or EEA citizens or Swiss nationals who live in the EU, EEA or Switzerland by December 31, 2021.
As long as a person continues to live in the same country, they can count time spent living in Australia (before March 1, 2001), Canada or New Zealand towards their UK state pension.
Expats living in the EU or an EEA country, or Switzerland can still expect their state pension to increase each year in line with the triple lock.
This is not the case for those living outside these countries, or outside of Gibraltar.