Question follow-through · 19245
Means-tested Benefits: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what way defined contribution pension pots held in drawdown are taken into account when determining entitlement to means-tested benefits; and what guidance his Department provides to pensioners on th
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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
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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- Workplace Pensions · 28 Aug 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, in what way defined contribution pension pots held in drawdown are taken into account when determining entitlement to means-tested benefits; and what guidance his Department provides to pensioners on th
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2026
Answer published
For Universal Credit, a defined contribution pension pot that has not yet been accessed is generally disregarded. Once pension savings are accessed, regular drawdown payments are treated as income for Universal Credit purposes, while any lump sum withdraw...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Workplace Pensions
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of (a) pension freedoms and (b) the treatment of funds held in defined contribution drawdown arrangements on eligibility for means-tested