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Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions

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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions is a junior position in the Department for Work and Pensions in the British government.

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In the 1970s the minister was known as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment.

Responsibilities

The minister's responsibilities include:[1]

  • Pensioner benefits, including new State Pension, Winter Fuel Payments, Pension Credit and Attendance Allowance
  • Private and occupational pensions, including regulatory powers and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
  • Automatic enrolment into a workplace pension
  • Oversight of arms-length bodies, including the Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund, Financial Assistance Scheme and Pensions Ombudsman
  • Financial guidance, budgeting, saving and debt, including the Money and Pensions Service and Financial Inclusion Policy Forum
  • Methods of payment and Post Office Card Accounts
  • EU Exit preparation relevant to pensions
  • Cross-DWP spokesperson – shadowing Lords

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Notes

  1. Office vacant between 7 July and 8 July 2022, when Opperman resigned from the government until Boris Johnson announced his resignation as prime minister.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion)". GOV.UK. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Tory minister Ros Altmann expelled from Labour party". The Guardian. 8 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    Blows, Laura. "Guy Opperman announces return to DWP". Pensions Age Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2022.


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