Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 114532

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 long does it take to restore the state pension once a prisoner is released.

Answer

Torsten Bell

State 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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