Question follow-through · 302

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for a compensation scheme for women who are (a) born in the 1950s and (b) not notified of changes to the age at which they could cla

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
22 Jul 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to bring forward legislative proposals for a compensation scheme for women who are (a) born in the 1950s and (b) not notified of changes to the age at which they could cla

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    As a newly formed Government we will need time to review and consider the Ombudsman’s report along with the evidence provided during the investigation. This Government respects the work of the Ombudsman. Now the election has concluded we need to consider ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Winter Fuel Payment

2 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of pensioners whose income is less than 10% above the threshold for Pension Credit who will not qualify for Winter Fuel Payment during Winter 2024-25.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Winter Fuel Payment

2 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of the universal entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments on (a) vulnerable and (b) low income pensioners.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Winter Fuel Payment: Carers

2 Sept 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an estimate of how many unpaid carers of state pension age will be affected by the removal of the universal entitlement to Winter Fuel Payments.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pension Funds: Climate Change

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will take steps to require pension funds to comply with the climate rules in the Paris Agreement.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

State Retirement Pensions

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to ensure the continuation of the triple lock on state pensions.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Personal Independence Payment

4 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the PIP review process on (a) vulnerable and (b) disabled claimants.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Bereavement Support Payment

9 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to extend the length of time within which bereaved families can claim Bereavement Support Payments.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Personal Independence Payment

14 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to reduce the frequency of PIP Reviews.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Personal Independence Payment

14 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of specialist input in PIP Reviews.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Local Housing Allowance

24 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to maintain the link between Local Housing Allowance rates and rent cost increases each year.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Universal Credit

24 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make it her policy to (a) replace new Universal Credit claim (i) advance and (ii) benefit transfer loans with new claim grants and (b) to write off overpayments made in error.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

State Retirement Pensions

12 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure the equitability of payment amounts between the (a) old State Pension, awarded until 2016 and (b) new State Pension, awarded from 2016 onwards.