Question follow-through · 102074
Pensioners: Assets
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an (a) estimate of the age of inheritance for the next five decades and (b) assessment of the potential impact of increased longevity on the adequacy of assets held at state pension
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 8 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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- Social Security Benefits: Fraud · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he has made an (a) estimate of the age of inheritance for the next five decades and (b) assessment of the potential impact of increased longevity on the adequacy of assets held at state pension
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department for Work and Pensions has published analysis on the number and proportion of working age individuals who are undersaving for retirement. This analysis is published here: Analysis of Future Pension Incomes 2025 - GOV.UK This analysis looks a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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