State Retirement Pensions
(asked on 15th April 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) men and (b) women are receiving the new state pension; and how many and what proportion of those people receiving that benefit are receiving an amount in respect of a deceased spouse or civil partner.
This question was answered on 20th April 2021
At August 2020, there were 1,103,080 men and 483,540 women in receipt of new State Pension (figures rounded to nearest 10).
It is not possible to provide further accurate detail.