State Retirement Pensions
Commons · Question 88015 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to page 29 of the document by the OBR entitled Fiscal risks and sustainability, published on 8 July 2025, whether her Department has made its own assessment of the long-term sustainabilit
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 11 Nov 2025
The Government is absolutely committed to supporting pensioners and giving them the dignity and security they deserve in retirement. State Pension payments are paid from the National Insurance Fund (NIF). The Government reviews forecasts of the NIF balanc...