Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 85319

State Retirement Pensions: Women

Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 4 November 2025

Question

Stuart Anderson

ConservativeSouth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help support women affected by increases in State Pension age in South Shropshire constituency.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Government believes the best way to support women who will be affected by the rise in State Pension Age is to help them to retrain, return to or progress in work. DWP currently offers employment support for eligible women of all ages, through the netw...

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