Question to the Department for International Development:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether British residents in receipt of pensions in St Helena are experiencing difficulties in obtaining and returning the required Pension Life Certificates and, as a result, having pension payments suspended.

The UK Government is aware that around 90 individuals with British pensions have been affected or will be affected by the difficulties in obtaining and returning their Pension Life Certificates. The St Helena Governor’s Office is assisting those affected by facilitating calls to the Department for Work and Pensions and any pensioner experiencing financial distress can contact St Helena Government for short-term financial support.