Written Question·Treasury·UIN 31863

Civil Servants and Ministers: Workplace Pensions

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

John Glen

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 12 November 2024, to Question 12389 on Civil Servants and Ministers: Workplace Pensions, whether the automatic lump sum death benefits under the Civil Service Classic scheme is subject to i

Answer

James Murray

As announced at Autumn Budget 2024, from 6 April 2027 most unused pension funds and death benefits will be included within the value of a person’s estate for Inheritance Tax purposes.Some lump some death benefits from pension schemes are already within sc...

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