State Retirement Pensions
Commons · Question 23268 · Tabled 13 Jan 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 17 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Campbell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 80 and over are eligible for the additional £260 per year pension.
Answer
Answered by Torsten Bell, 17 Jan 2025
At the quarter ending May 2024, there were 87,299 people in total claiming a Category D pension, those in the UK and overseas. This is a non-contributory State Pension that is paid to those aged over 80 who have no State Pension or who receive an amount t...