Question follow-through · 109826

Injuries: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making injury-related pension enhancement and compensation elements protected within divorce settlements.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
30 Jan 2026
Target answer date
3 Feb 2026
Answer
9 Feb 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of making injury-related pension enhancement and compensation elements protected within divorce settlements.

  2. 3 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    People may be able to access a workplace or private pension earlier than the scheme’s normal minimum pension age due to ill health, subject to the rules of the individual scheme. These rules vary, and it is for schemes to determine the conditions under wh...

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