Overview
- Pensions Minister Torsten Bell told MPs the department will report its retaken decision to the House before the beginning of March.
- Roughly 100 MPs have signed a cross-party letter urging Secretary of State Pat McFadden to provide an update by March 2.
- The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman recommended payments of £1,000 to £2,950 per person for communication failures.
- The Government previously accepted findings of maladministration and issued an apology but rejected a blanket scheme over estimated costs of up to about £10.5 billion.
- Ministers are reassessing the 2024 decision after court proceedings surfaced a 2007 DWP assessment linked to halting automatic pension forecast letters.