Question follow-through · 14106
Public Sector: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change to the SCAPE discount rate on the retirement plans of public sector workers within five years of their expected retirement date.
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
- 29 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 2 Jul 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the change to the SCAPE discount rate on the retirement plans of public sector workers within five years of their expected retirement date.
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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2 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government announced on 19 May 2026 that the SCAPE discount rate is 2%+CPI. The SCAPE discount rate must be reviewed periodically and calculated in accordance with current methodology. By way of background, the Government published its response to the...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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