Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81145
Pensioners: Poverty
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
James McMurdock
Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what comparative assessment his Department has made of rates of pensioner poverty between people receiving the (a) pre-2016 and (b) new state pension.
Answer
Torsten BellEstimates of the rates of pensioner poverty categorised by people receiving the pre-2016 State Pension or new State Pension are not available, as this categorisation is not recorded in the Family Resources Survey. Statistics on the number of individuals l...
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