Written Question·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·UIN 31262
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Ossett and Denby Dale
Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Question
Jade Botterill
Labour — Ossett and Denby Dale
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on the living standards of the recipients of that pension in Ossett and Denby Dale constituenc
Answer
Sarah JonesAt the end of November last year, the first uprated payments for the Mineworkers Pension Scheme landed for over 100,000 miners and their families. This is an average increase of 32% on their monthly payments (or an average additional £28/week).