Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 6648
State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 15 October 2024
Question
Nadia Whittome
Labour — Nottingham East
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing people who are (a) under pension age and (b) terminally ill to access their state pension.
Answer
Emma ReynoldsThe principle of having a State Pension age that is the same for everybody has the merit of simplicity and clarity and provides an important trigger moment for planning purposes. Unlike some Private Pensions, it has always been the case that nobody can cl...
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