Question follow-through · 1220
State Retirement Pensions: Uprating
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has considered reducing the cost through alternative methods of
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
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of notifying pensioners of small upratings to the State Pension; and whether he has considered reducing the cost through alternative methods of
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
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 claimants about their legal responsibilities, such as having to report relevant c...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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