Question follow-through · 127915
Pensions: Inheritance Tax
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to changes to the inheritance tax treatment of pension pots whether it is her policy that a) the total estate will be taken to include the unused pension pot, and b) donations to charity made from the
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 16 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 20 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to changes to the inheritance tax treatment of pension pots whether it is her policy that a) the total estate will be taken to include the unused pension pot, and b) donations to charity made from the
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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23 Apr 2026
Answer published
At Autumn Budget 2024, the Government announced that unused pension funds and death benefits payable from a pension will form part of a person’s estate for inheritance tax purposes from 6 April 2027. Where at least 10% of a person’s net estate is left to ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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