Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many state pension payments have been delayed in the last 12 months for more than (a) one, (b) two and (c) three months.

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) interprets this question as relating to State Pension claims.

DWP does not retain information about the amount of State Pension payments which have been delayed in the last 12 months for more than (a) one, (b) two and (c) three months.

DWP is not able to ascertain whether a State Pension payment has been delayed as this is dependant on a number of factors, such as the date of entitlement, date when the customer requests payment to be made and whether a customer has put off (deferred) making their claim.