Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 115513

Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 24 February 2026

Answered: 4 March 2026

Question

Ian Roome

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department is taking steps to trace potential beneficiaries of unclaimed Armed Forces pensions via National Insurance numbers.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) conducts a financial tracing exercise for the unclaimed pension cohort using the following fields: National Insurance number, forename, middle name, surname, date of birth, and previous address if held. The tracing uses all f...

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