Question follow-through · 17859
Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total value of payments made to With-Profits Annuitants under the Equitable Life Payments Scheme as of 30 May 2026.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 10 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jul 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total value of payments made to With-Profits Annuitants under the Equitable Life Payments Scheme as of 30 May 2026.
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jul 2026
Answer published
In 2010 the then government chose to allocate £1.5 billion to the Equitable Life Payment Scheme. Before it ceased operations in 2016, the Scheme had issued £1.12 billion in tax-free payments to nearly 933,000 policyholders. The remainder of the £1.5 billi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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