Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 82581
Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
Tabled: 15 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat — Surrey Heath
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of providing pre-1997 indexation protections for individuals in Surrey Heath constituency.
Answer
Torsten BellThe Government has no plans to change the way pre-1997 indexation is applied to defined benefit occupational pension schemes. The minimum legal requirements for indexation must be appropriate across all defined benefit schemes. Changing these minimum requ...
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