Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
Lords · Question HL3494 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Leaman
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Livermore on 30 June (HL Deb col 937), what the scope and expected timescale will be of their review on pension access rules for people with a terminal diagnosis.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 22 Sep 2026
For those living with terminal illness, the Government believes it is compassionate and appropriate to allow access to private pension savings. While the intent of the current rules is to provide flexibility while keeping in place important safeguards to ...