Question follow-through · 101701
Workplace Pensions: Index Linking
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made as to the (a) merits of and (b) funding for retrospective indexation arrangements for all pre 1997 pensions scheme members.
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 18 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 7 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment has been made as to the (a) merits of and (b) funding for retrospective indexation arrangements for all pre 1997 pensions scheme members.
5 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Jan 2026
Answer published
Most defined benefit schemes pay some indexation on pensions earned before 1997. The Government recognises that the absence of indexation on pre-1997 rights in pension schemes can erode the value of pensions over time and affect members who rely on these ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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