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State Retirement Pensions: Women

Asked by Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 5 February 2026UIN 108339

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of changes to women's State Pension age on retirement insurance schemes for vulnerable individuals.

Answered by Torsten Bell

The precise design of any benefits under an insurance policy is a matter for the insurer and the policy holder and is not covered in Department for Work and Pensions legislation.

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