Question follow-through · 56916

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support women affected by changes to the State Pension age.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Jun 2025
Target answer date
5 Jun 2025
Answer
10 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to support women affected by changes to the State Pension age.

  2. 5 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    This Government remains absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement.The State Pension is the foundation of state support for older people. In 2025-26 we will spend £174.9 billion on ben...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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