Armed Forces: Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 106975 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps are being taken to (a) clear the backlog of unclaimed Armed Forces pensions and (b) prevent the accumulation of unclaimed pensions in future.
Answer
Answered by Louise Sandher-Jones, 28 Jan 2026
There is currently no backlog for unclaimed deferred pensions.The Ministry of Defence continues to conduct tracing exercises 60 working days after the pension due date to establish the member's address and invite them to claim; we continue to explore addi...