Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 109826

Injuries: Compensation

Tabled: 30 January 2026
Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making injury-related pension enhancement and compensation elements protected within divorce settlements.

Answer

Torsten Bell
People may be able to access a workplace or private pension earlier than the scheme’s normal minimum pension age due to ill health, subject to the rules of the individual scheme. These rules vary, and it is for schemes to determine the conditions under wh...

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