Question follow-through · 22765

Pensions: Inflation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Select Committee on Work and Pensions letter on the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme payments of 17 December 2024, what progress she has made on implementing

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
17 Jan 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Select Committee on Work and Pensions letter on the Pension Protection Fund and Financial Assistance Scheme payments of 17 December 2024, what progress she has made on implementing

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The PPF and FAS rules on indexation have been the subject of much discussion. I am aware of the concerns surrounding the matter and understand the problems experienced by Defined Benefit pension scheme members adjusting to an income in retirement which ma...

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