Mr Webb spoke to The Daily Telegraph as the Coalition prepares to publish the Pensions Bill in the Queen’s Speech.
Wednesday’s speech will be the Coalition’s first set-piece opportunity to respond to the political concerns raised by the rise of the UK Independence Party in last week’s local elections. Insiders say the speech will contain a modest package of measures.
The Pensions Bill will create a new flat-rate state pension of about £7,000 a year for everyone in Britain who spends at least 35 years working or caring for children or the elderly. The new pension system, in place from 2016, will do away with several aspects of the current regime, including rules allowing people to claim a pension based on their spouse’s history.
The new flat-rate pension “is for individuals, it’s not based on your spouse, it’s just for you”, Mr Webb said. Existing pensions will be unaffected, but the change will prevent new claims for pensions that cannot be justified, he said.
“Women married to British men, we are getting more of them claiming a pension based on his record. In some cases, they have never set foot in Britain at all.
“There are women who have never been to Britain claiming on their husband’s record. There are also men who have never been to Britain claiming on their wife’s record.”
He added: “Say you are an American man and you marry a British woman, you can claim, if she has a full record of contributions, a pension of £3,500 a year for your entire retirement having never paid a penny in National Insurance.
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