Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 73599

Personal Pensions: Local Government

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the treatment of SSIP funds as savings rather than pensions by local authorities.

Answer

Torsten Bell
DWP does not take into account the value of a pension fund (such as a SIPP) that someone and/or their employer has paid into, this protects investments for retirement. Monies drawn from a pension fund, either as a lump-sum, a pension/annuity or both will ...
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