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 UK — Boston 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 BellThe 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.