State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
Commons · Question 62184 · Tabled 24 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
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.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 1 Jul 2025
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...