Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 114531
Prisoners: State Retirement Pensions
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
Anna Sabine
Liberal Democrat — Frome and East Somerset
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners are affected by the stopping of the state pension on imprisonment.
Answer
Torsten BellState Pension and Pension Credit payments are suspended immediately when the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is notified by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) that an individual has entered custody for a criminal offence. A citizen who has served a crim...
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