Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 77754

Civil Servants: Early Retirement

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for the civil service ill health retirement scheme.

Answer

Anna Turley
Members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme are eligible for ill-health retirement benefits under the Scheme if the Scheme Medical Adviser is of the opinion that they have suffered a permanent breakdown in health involving incapacity for employment. The e...

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