Clergy: Retirement
Commons · Question 69786 · Tabled 22 Jul 2025 · Church Commissioners · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, representing the Church Commissioners, what financial support is available to retired clergy.
Answer
Answered by Marsha De Cordova, 1 Sep 2025
Church of England stipendiary clergy are members of the Church of England defined benefit pension scheme, which provides a guaranteed income for the whole of their retirement, plus an at-retirement lump sum and benefits for surviving spouses or civil part...