Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 111117
State Retirement Pensions: Widowed People
Tabled: 5 February 2026
Answered: 10 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Mark Garnier
Conservative — Wyre Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people on the basic State Pension have inherited part of the additional State Pension from their deceased spouse or partner.
Answer
Torsten BellThe Department does not hold published readily accessible data on the number of individuals in receipt of the Basic State Pension who have inherited part of the Additional State Pension from a deceased spouse or partner.