Teachers: Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 110141 · 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, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people facing financial difficulties due to the time taken to issue Teachers' Superannuation Scheme statements for 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...