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State Retirement Pensions: Edinburgh South West

Asked by Dr Scott ArthurLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29316

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) male and (b) female pensioners in Edinburgh South West will receive the 2025 increase in the state pension.

Answered by Torsten Bell

All State Pension recipients in Edinburgh South West will receive an increase in their State Pension from April 2025. At the quarter ending May 2024, the latest published State Pension caseload data, there were (a) 7,040 Male and (b) 8,501 Female State Pension recipients in Edinburgh South West. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore.

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