Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81545

Pensioners: Housing

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an assessment of the likely mix of housing occupancy types for people attaining state pension age in each of the next five decades.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Government has relaunched the Pensions Commission to consider the outcomes and risks for future cohorts of pensioners, taking into consideration the role housing plays amongst other factors. The Commission will report in 2027.