Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 106565

State Retirement Pensions: Married People

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Mohammad Yasin

LabourBedford

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the financial situation of mixed-age couples where one partner has reached State Pension age but the other has not; what information his Department ho

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Universal Credit is a working age benefit that helps with living costs. Ensuring that individuals, including those below State Pension age, can get into, progress and stay in work is important for individuals in helping them to continue saving for their o...

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