Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

Question

Asked by Neil Shastri-Hurst

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of administrative delays within the Civil Service Pension Scheme on scheme members; and what steps he is taking to improve (a) processing times for pension applications,

Answer

Answered by Satvir Kaur, 8 Jun 2026

Corrected 8 Jun 2026 by Satvir Kaur

The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...