From the fourth quarter of 2020 to the fourth quarter of 2022, the total number of pension beneficiaries in the UK remained reasonably consistent, growing by around 250,000 people. Notably, the total number of pre-2016 state pension recipients decreased by roughly one million persons while the number of new state pensions increased.
Number of pension recipients in the United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by pension type (in millions)
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GOV.UK. (May 16, 2023). Number of pension recipients in the United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by pension type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329444/number-of-pension-recipients-in-the-uk-by-pension-type/
GOV.UK. "Number of pension recipients in the United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by pension type (in millions)." Chart. May 16, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329444/number-of-pension-recipients-in-the-uk-by-pension-type/
GOV.UK. (2023). Number of pension recipients in the United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by pension type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329444/number-of-pension-recipients-in-the-uk-by-pension-type/
GOV.UK. "Number of Pension Recipients in The United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by Pension Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329444/number-of-pension-recipients-in-the-uk-by-pension-type/
GOV.UK, Number of pension recipients in the United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by pension type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329444/number-of-pension-recipients-in-the-uk-by-pension-type/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Number of pension recipients in the United Kingdom from November 2020 to November 2022, by pension type (in millions) [Graph], GOV.UK, May 16, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1329444/number-of-pension-recipients-in-the-uk-by-pension-type/