Workplace Pensions
Commons · Question 10243 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 24 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether prisoners who are engaged in work make contributions to their pension funds.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 24 Jun 2026
Prisoners can normally make voluntary contributions to their own existing private pension, in line with the rules of their scheme or terms of contract, and subject to proceeds of crime rules. However, prisoners engaged in paid work while serving a sentenc...