Written Question·Treasury·UIN 103094

Pensions: Charitable Donations

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 12 January 2026

Question

Sam Carling

LabourNorth West Cambridgeshire

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the potential benefits of allowing direct gifting of pensions funds to charity during a pension holder’s lifetime, in the content of the recommendations in the Final report

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
This is a complex area of pensions tax policy, and any reform would require detailed assessment of its implications for the pension tax system, its administration, consumer protection, and long-term retirement outcomes. The Treasury regularly engages with...

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