Question follow-through · 114388
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discontinuing the practice of sending letters to pensioners notifying them of small uprating increases, including increases of 25 pence.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 20 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 24 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discontinuing the practice of sending letters to pensioners notifying them of small uprating increases, including increases of 25 pence.
24 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Department keeps communications with customers under constant review. We notify individuals of decisions about their benefit, which ensures that they know how much they are entitled to and when and how payment will be made. Letters also inform claiman...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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