United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 132575
State Retirement Pensions: Terminal Illnesses
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25 January 2023
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31 January 2023 · Answer
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31 January 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people who receive terminal diagnoses to access their allowance under the State Pension before they reach pensionable age.
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Timeline
25 January 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing people who receive terminal diagnoses to access their allowance under the State Pension before they reach pensionable age.
Source: Commons
31 January 2023
Answer
No assessments have been made on early access to the State Pension for terminally ill people. Hearing that your illness cannot be cured can be a frightening and devastating experience. For those at the end of their life, the Government’s priority is provi...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-01-25/132575
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1580712
- uk · wq-1580712 · source updated 31 January 2023