§ 27. Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what plans he has to improve the pensions of long-term disabled people. [68034]
§ Mr. TimmsCurrently, those who are in receipt of certain disability benefits can earn credits towards their basic state retirement pension.
The Pensions Green Paper published in December set out our proposals to extend the new State Second Pension to long term disabled people with broken work records. They will receive flat-rate credits subject to a simple contribution test. This will represent a significant improvement in the financial position of disabled people in retirement.