NHS: Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 100167 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department is supporting senior NHS staff in West Dorset constituency who face large Annual Allowance charges due to extra hours worked during staffing shortages.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Dec 2025
The annual allowance limits the amount that an individual can save in their pension pot before they have to pay tax. It aims to ensure that the incentives for pension saving, which are costly to the taxpayer, are appropriately targeted across society. Tax...