State Retirement Pensions: Widowed People
Commons · Question 111117 · Tabled 5 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Mark Garnier
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
Answered by Torsten Bell, 10 Feb 2026
The 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.