Nigel Dodds – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Nigel Dodds on 2015-11-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much has been spent on publicising the changes to the basic state pension to date.

Justin Tomlinson

The government has spent £661,493 in 2014/2015 to raise public awareness ahead of the introduction of the new State Pension on April 6, 2016. Total costs for 2015/2016 have not been finalised.