Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 106975
Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 28 January 2026
Question
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Conservative — Gosport
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to (a) clear the backlog of unclaimed Armed Forces pensions and (b) prevent the accumulation of unclaimed pensions in future.
Answer
Louise Sandher-JonesThere is currently no backlog for unclaimed deferred pensions.The Ministry of Defence continues to conduct tracing exercises 60 working days after the pension due date to establish the member's address and invite them to claim; we continue to explore addi...
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