Question follow-through · 116142
State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming a UK State Pension whilst living abroad by the country they are living in.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 4 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people are claiming a UK State Pension whilst living abroad by the country they are living in.
2 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Mar 2026
Answer published
There were around 1.1 million recipients of the UK State Pension living overseas outside the United Kingdom as of the quarter ending August 2025. DWP Stat-Xplore. A full breakdown by country of residence is also available via Stat-Xplore. These figures re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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