Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 65637

State Retirement Pensions: Migrants

Tabled: 7 July 2025
Answered: 15 July 2025

Question

Richard Tice

Reform UKBoston and Skegness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was paid in State Pension to people not born in the United Kingdom in (a) the most recent year for which data is available and (b) in each of the previous five years.

Answer

Torsten Bell
The Department does not hold information on the country of birth of individuals in receipt of the State Pension. State Pension eligibility is determined by an individual’s National Insurance record.