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1666853

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the level of financial support provided to people on the State Pension.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	204058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring that older people can live with the dignity and respect they deserve, and the State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people.</p><p> </p><p>In April, the State Pension saw its biggest ever rise, increasing by 10.1%. The full yearly amount of the basic State Pension will be over £3,050 higher, in cash terms, than in 2010. That’s £790 more than if it had been uprated by Prices, and £945 more than if it had been uprated by earnings (since 2010).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government understands the pressures people including pensioners are facing with the cost of living and has put in place a significant package of measures. To ensure stability and certainty for households, the Government is providing a further £26bn in cost-of-living support for 2023/24. This is a substantial package of support which recognises the current additional costs faced by pensioners.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:18:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1666893

registered interest
date	24/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people claiming Pension Credit were born on or after April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	204041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Pension Credit is only available to those of State Pension age. Therefore the number and proportion of people claiming Pension Credit who were born on or after April 2016, is zero. They are, at most, seven years old.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:15:43 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1666659

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Funds: Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the extent to which his Department’s Stewardship Guidance is being followed by pension scheme trustees.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	203736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to reviewing the extent to which the Department’s Stewardship Guidance is being followed by pension scheme trustees to determine how far the guidance has helped trustees understand expectations around the Statement of Investment Principles (SIP) and Implementation Statement (IS), and whether improvements can be made.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:11:59 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1666660

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pension Funds: Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress the Financial Markets and Law Committee’s working group is making on reforming the guidance on fiduciary duty for pension trustees.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Sir Stephen Timms
uin	203737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Government continues to work with the Financial Markets and Law Committee’s (FMLC) working group to review how best to clarify fiduciary duty, particularly in relation to climate change. The FMLC working group is independent from government. DWP looks forward to the publication of the group’s final report.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:15:24 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1666667

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to expand Automatic Enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	203977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>This government is clear about the importance of pension saving so that individuals can plan for the retirement they want. We recognise the current minimum contribution rates for automatic enrolment (AE) are unlikely to give all individuals the retirement to which they aspire. That is why we are committed to implementing the 2017 Review measures.</p><p> </p><p>Expanding AE to younger people and helping all eligible workers save from the first pound of earnings will boost overall saving levels, once fully implemented, by an extra £2 billion a year in pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>Following the successful passage of the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Act 2023, supported by government, we have committed to consult on the detailed implementation of AE expansion and will do so at the earliest opportunity and report to Parliament before using the powers in the Act.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 203978 question first answered 26/10/2023 09:18:22 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1666668

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions: Contributions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to encourage people to increase their pension contributions.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Dr Kieran Mullan
uin	203978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>This government is clear about the importance of pension saving so that individuals can plan for the retirement they want. We recognise the current minimum contribution rates for automatic enrolment (AE) are unlikely to give all individuals the retirement to which they aspire. That is why we are committed to implementing the 2017 Review measures.</p><p> </p><p>Expanding AE to younger people and helping all eligible workers save from the first pound of earnings will boost overall saving levels, once fully implemented, by an extra £2 billion a year in pension contributions.</p><p> </p><p>Following the successful passage of the Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Act 2023, supported by government, we have committed to consult on the detailed implementation of AE expansion and will do so at the earliest opportunity and report to Parliament before using the powers in the Act.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott grouped question UIN 203977 question first answered 26/10/2023 09:18:22 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4860 label Biography information for Dr Kieran Mullan

1666704

registered interest
date	23/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing terminally ill people to claim their state pension early.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	203968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>The principle of having a State Pension age that is the same for everybody is fundamental in the UK. Unlike a personal or workplace pension, which can potentially be drawn earlier, it has always been the case that nobody can claim their State Pension early, before they reach their State Pension age. We have no current plans to change this principle.</p><p> </p><p>For those at the end of their life, the Government’s priority is providing financial support quickly and compassionately. The main way that the Department does this is through special benefit rules, sometimes referred to as “the Special Rules”. These enable people who are nearing the end of their lives to get faster, easier access to certain benefits, without needing to attend a medical assessment, serve waiting periods and in most cases, receive the highest rate of benefit. For many years, the Special Rules have applied to people who have 6 months or less to live and now they have been changed so they apply to people who have 12 months or less to live.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 26/10/2023 09:15:56 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1665780

registered interest
date	18/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions Ombudsman: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time from the initial receipt of a complaint is for the Pensions Ombudsman to conclude an investigation that the Early Resolution Team have escalated.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	203344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>TPO’s Early Resolution team (ERT) investigates complaints where TPO believes the complaint may be resolved informally. Over 80% of cases that go to ERT are resolved there, but where this is not possible, the complaint is passed to TPO’s Adjudication Team. Cases may then be escalated to the Pensions Ombudsman where the complainant does not agree with the adjudicator’s decision.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p>Due to variation in the complexity of cases, TPO does not currently hold validated data on the average time for cases to pass through the Adjudication Team and Ombudsman.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/10/2023 14:39:35 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1665313

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the number of people residing in Northern Ireland who are likely to have been underpaid their state pension as a result of their national insurance record not including the correct entitlement of home responsibilities protection from 1978 to 2000.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	203148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to estimate the numbers of people in any particular geographical location who are potentially affected; data has not been recorded in a way that would allow this.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/10/2023 14:28:21 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1665314

registered interest
date	17/10/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has plans to provide additional funding for advice services in Northern Ireland to assist people who have been underpaid their state pension as a result of an incorrect attribution of home responsibilities protection credits.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	203149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to provide additional funding for advice services in Northern Ireland in relation to the Home Responsibilities Protection correction exercise. In September, HMRC began issuing letters inviting people to apply for potentially missed periods of Home Responsibilities Protection. Information is available to people in Northern Ireland and across the United Kingdom through gov.uk, including a self-identification tool to help people see if they might be affected. Support is available from both HMRC and DWP staff where needed.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/10/2023 16:53:21 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna