A question on #StateRetirementPensions tabled by Lisa Smart on 19-03-2025 has been answered by Torsten Bell.

Heading: State Retirement Pensions
Question ID: 1786567
UIN: 39622
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-19
Asking Member ID: 5070
Asking Member display name: Lisa Smart
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lisa Smart
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has plans to review the application of (a) National Insurance contributions and (b) home responsibilities protection in cases where an individual was contracted out of the Additio
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Date answered: 2025-03-25
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Answering Member ID: 5069
Answering Member display name: Torsten Bell
Answering Member handle: TorstenBell
Answering Member Twitter reference: @TorstenBell
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Answer text: Before 6 April 2016, people were able to contract-out of the Additional State Pension. For the years they were contracted-out, they would be entitled to the basic State Pension only. When assessing State Pension eligibility under both the pre-2016 and new...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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