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Finance and Workplace Pensions: Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Britain is undersaving for retirement warns Pensions Commission, published on 19 May 2026, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of c
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 1 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Britain is undersaving for retirement warns Pensions Commission, published on 19 May 2026, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of c
3 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the challenges facing the country when it comes to pensions. On average, someone retiring in 2050 is set to have 8% (£800 per year) lower private pension income compared to a retiree in 2025 (in today’s earning terms), while near...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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