A record 10 million people aged 65 and over are paying income tax in the UK, according to reporting across multiple outlets. Both sources say the figure reflects a continuing rise in the number of pensioners drawn into paying tax each year. They point to a tax policy backdrop in which the tax-free personal allowance remains frozen, which reduces the income level at which individuals begin to owe tax as pensions and other earnings increase. The coverage also links the increase to rises in state pension payments under the government’s “triple lock” mechanism, which can lift pension income over time. As a result, more pensioners’ incomes move into taxable bands, leading to a growing share of over-65s paying income tax. The reports present the 10 million figure as the latest benchmark in a longer-term trend rather than an isolated change, tying the increase to the combination of a static tax threshold and higher pension incomes.