Pensions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the number of people in receipt of a pension in the (a) 2025-26, (b) 2026-27, (c) 2027-28 and (c) 2028-29 financial years.
Answered by Torsten Bell
The estimated total number of people in receipt of State Pension in the 2025-26 to 2028-29 financial years is available in the following table. This is from the latest Benefit Expenditure and Caseload tables published following Spring Statement 2025. This covers State Pension recipients in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and outside the UK. Figures are rounded to nearest one thousand and represent a mid-financial year average. Source: Benefit expenditure and caseload tables 2025 - GOV.UK
As forecasts of private pension receipt are not produced, this response has reference to the State Pension only.
Financial Year | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
Total State Pension Claimant Forecast (in thousands) | 13,196 | 13,209 | 13,075 | 13,157 |
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