Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the average length of time after retirement and entitlement to state pension by which the first payment was made to recipients in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.

This information is not collated as a matter of normal business and is only available at disproportionate cost to the Department.