Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 21245
State Retirement Pensions
Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 8 January 2025
Question
Jessica Toale
Labour — Bournemouth West
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of equalising the (a) basic and (b) new State Pension.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsWe are absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement.We have made no such assessment. It is not possible to make direct, like for like comparisons between State Pension amounts received u...
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