Question follow-through · 8405
National Insurance and State Retirement Pensions: Maternity Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking, with the Department of Health and Social Care, to distribute clear and accessible guidance on National Insurance credits and State Pension entitlement directly throu
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
- 9 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 18 Jun 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking, with the Department of Health and Social Care, to distribute clear and accessible guidance on National Insurance credits and State Pension entitlement directly throu
11 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Jun 2026
Answer published
There is a wide range of National Insurance credits available, ensuring people can achieve the best possible State Pension outcome when they reach State Pension age. A number of National Insurance credits are linked to an associated benefit. Child Benefit...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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