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Pensions: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the Pensions Commission interim report on retirement savings, published on 19 May 2026, what plans he has to assist those of working age to have sufficient retirement i

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Answering body: Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled: 19 May 2026
Target answer date: 1 Jun 2026
Answer: 2 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the findings of the Pensions Commission interim report on retirement savings, published on 19 May 2026, what plans he has to assist those of working age to have sufficient retirement i
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jun 2026
Answer published
Automatic enrolment has succeeded in transforming participation in workplace pensions savings, with over 23 million employees in Great Britain participating in 2024. However, despite this success, the Government recognises that millions are still not savi...

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