Jim Cunningham – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Cunningham on 2016-04-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women who will be in receipt of the state pension in each of the next 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Justin Tomlinson
The requested information is available from 2015/16 to 2020/21 in the table below.
Forecast number of State Pension recipients (Great Britain and Overseas) by gender: 2015/16 – 2020/21
Recipients of State Pension (thousands)
|
Men |
Women |
|
|
2015/16 |
5,523.1 |
7,399.0 |
|
2016/17 |
5,648.6 |
7,274.3 |
|
2017/18 |
5,765.3 |
7,118.7 |
|
2018/19 |
5,850.8 |
6,956.5 |
|
2019/20 |
5,822.0 |
6,844.7 |
|
2020/21 |
5,804.7 |
6,794.1 |
Source: Budget 2016 medium term forecasts
Projections beyond 2020/21 will be published in due course.
These numbers include State Pension claimants living in Great Britain or Overseas.
