Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 62184
State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
Tabled: 24 June 2025
Answered: 1 July 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing early state pension access for people with a terminal illness.
Answer
Torsten BellThere has been no recent assessment. The principle of having a State Pension age that is the same for everybody has the merit of simplicity and clarity through providing an important trigger moment for planning purposes. It has always been the case that n...
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