State Retirement Pensions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 80 and over are eligible for the additional £260 per year pension.
Answered by Torsten Bell
At the quarter ending May 2024, there were 87,299 people in total claiming a Category D pension, those in the UK and overseas. This is a non-contributory State Pension that is paid to those aged over 80 who have no State Pension or who receive an amount that is less than the Category D rate of £101.55 a week (£105.70 after April 2025). There are also residency conditions that must be met in order to be eligible.
Source: DWP Stat-Xplore.
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