Question follow-through · 9442
Financial Assistance Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance S
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 12 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 19 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 3569, what the estimated cost is of providing retrospective pre-1997 indexation only, excluding arrears, at a CPI cap of 2.5% to Financial Assistance S
16 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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19 Jun 2026
Answer published
The estimated cost of providing retrospective pre‑1997 indexation only, applying CPI capped at 2.5%, and excluding the payment of arrears, for Financial Assistance Scheme members whose former schemes provided for mandatory indexation, is approximately £0....
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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