State Retirement Pensions
(asked on 4th November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people over 100 years old living (a) in the UK and (b) overseas received the state pension in each of the last three years.
This question was answered on 10th November 2015
The requested information as of September 2012, 2013 and 2014 is within the table below:
| Country | Sept-12 | Sept-13 | Sept-14 |
| GB | 8,300 | 9,000 | 9,700 |
| Overseas | 600 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Total | 8,900 | 10,000 | 10,700 |
“-“ indicates less than 100
Source:
DWP 5% data
Notes:
1. Figures are rounded to the nearest 100. Totals may not sum due to rounding
2. Cases where the payment has been suspended or the payment is not “live” have been omitted from these figures.