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Written Question
Mineworkers' Pension Scheme: Ossett and Denby Dale
Thursday 27th February 2025

Asked by: Jade Botterill (Labour - Ossett and Denby Dale)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of changes to the Mineworkers Pension Scheme on the living standards of the recipients of that pension in Ossett and Denby Dale constituency.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

At the end of November last year, the first uprated payments for the Mineworkers Pension Scheme landed for over 100,000 miners and their families. This is an average increase of 32% on their monthly payments (or an average additional £28/week).