Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what direct notification was given to people who retired after April 2016, having paid into SERPS, that their survivor benefits were to be (a) reduced for the second time or (b) eliminated; and if she will make a statement.

Since 2014, DWP has run a comprehensive communications campaign, raising awareness of the new State Pension. This has included signposting people to resources that provide personalised information, so they can see what it might mean for them. This has included information on Gov.uk at www.gov.uk/new-state-pension and www.gov.uk/state-pension-through-partner about the new State Pension inheritance rules, including how these apply to different circumstances.