Question follow-through · 2885
State Retirement Pensions: Women
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equality impact assessment she has undertaken regarding the effect of the increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age on women, particularly those with primary caring responsibilities.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 26 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what equality impact assessment she has undertaken regarding the effect of the increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age on women, particularly those with primary caring responsibilities.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 May 2026
Answer published
The NMPA is the minimum age at which most pension savers can access their pensions without incurring an unauthorised payments tax charge. The increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age (NMPA) from 55 to 57 will take effect from 6 April 2028. It was announced ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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