Written questions

Equitable Life Assurance Society: Compensation

Commons · Question 121861 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much of the money allocated to the Equitable Life compensation fund is expected to be retained by her Department, in the context of contingency funds.

Answer

Answered by Torsten Bell, 26 Mar 2026

The Equitable Life Payment Scheme has been fully wound down and closed since 2016. The only remaining part of the Payment Scheme in operation is the annual payments made to eligible With-Profit-Annuitants and the Scheme is on track to distribute the remai...