Written questions

Personal Pensions

Commons · Question 73600 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC defines SSIPs as pension assets for the purposes of (a) means-tested benefits and (b) financial assessments.

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 8 Sep 2025

The treatment of Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) for the purposes of means-tested benefits and financial assessments does not fall within HMRC’s remit. HMRC’s role is to define and regulate pension schemes for tax purposes, including SIPPs, which ...