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Local Government Pension Scheme: Age

Asked by Damien EganLabourMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 28 May 2026UIN 2884

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increasing the Normal Minimum Pension Age from 6 April 2028 on members of the Local Government Pension Scheme with fewer than 10 years until retirement.

Answered by Alison McGovern

HMRC has published details of the general equalities impacts of the increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age. The Finance Act 2022 already includes protections for members of registered pension schemes who have an unqualified right to access their pension benefits before age 57.

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