Ministerial role

Minister of State for Pensions

Responsibilities

In July 2016 the role of Minister of State for Pensions was replaced by the role of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Pensions.

The Minister of State for Pensions is responsible for:

  • pensions policy, state pensions and Pension Credit
  • private pensions, automatic enrolment and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)
  • The Pensions Regulator, Pension Protection Fund, Financial Assistance Scheme, The Pensions Advisory Service and the Pensions Ombudsman
  • Fuller Working Lives
  • Winter Fuel Payments and Cold Weather Payments
  • child maintenance

Previous holders of this role

  1. Baroness Altmann CBE

    2015 to 2016

  2. The Rt Hon Steve Webb

    2010 to 2015