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Pensions Ombudsman: Yeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for referrals to the Pensions Ombudsman for people in Yeovil constituency.

answeredAdam DanceDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 1 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 3 Jul 2025
Answer: 8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

1 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help reduce waiting times for referrals to the Pensions Ombudsman for people in Yeovil constituency.
3 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Pension Ombudsman (TPO) has been experiencing over several years a significant increase in customers complaining about their pensions or schemes and this trend is continuing. This has impacted on waiting times. TPO does not hold specific information o...

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