Written questions

Teachers: Workplace Pensions

Commons · Question 110139 · Tabled 2 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 10 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Josh Babarinde

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce the time taken for issuing Teachers' Superannuation Scheme statements affecting teachers pensions.

Answer

Answered by Georgia Gould, 10 Feb 2026

Recalculating benefits for retired members is a complex process. The teachers’ pension scheme (TPS) has around 590,000 members affected by transitional protection, 142,000 of which are rectification members. For those members retiring, these cases are rel...