Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111116

State Retirement Pensions

Tabled: 5 February 2026

Answered: 10 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Mark Garnier

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people receive the basic state pension and the additional state pension.

Answer

Torsten Bell

In Great Britain in 2025/26, around 8.1 million individuals were forecast to receive the basic State Pension (this is the State Pension under the pre-2016 system), with around 6.9 million of these individuals forecast to receive the Additional State Pensi...

ⓘ

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 111116) →