A question on #StateRetirementPensions #TerminalIllnesses tabled by Jim Shannon on 24-06-2025 has been answered by Torsten Bell.

Heading: State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
Question ID: 1815803
UIN: 62184
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-24
Asking Member ID: 4131
Asking Member display name: Jim Shannon
Asking Member handle: jimshannonmp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @jimshannonmp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of allowing early state pension access for people with a terminal illness.
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Date answered: 2025-07-01
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 5069
Answering Member display name: Torsten Bell
Answering Member handle: TorstenBell
Answering Member Twitter reference: @TorstenBell
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Answer text: There has been no recent assessment. The principle of having a State Pension age that is the same for everybody has the merit of simplicity and clarity through providing an important trigger moment for planning purposes. It has always been the case that n...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
Tweeted: true