PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
State Retirement Pensions: Scotland (7 November 2016)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the (a) average individual change and (b) cumulative change of Scottish residents who will have their incomes affected by changes to the UK state pension.

Asked by:
Ian Murray (Labour)

The Department cannot model the impact of the new State Pension at a regional or country specific level. Impacts for the whole of Great Britain can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/491845/impact-of-new-state-pension-longer-term-reserach.pdf

The Department has promoted awareness of State Pension changes in England, Wales and Scotland through a communications campaign since November 2014, which has included advertisements in newspapers, online and on radio.

Answered by:
Lord Harrington of Watford (Non-affiliated)
14 November 2016