21 May 2007
The Department for Work and Pensions has reported an increase in
the number of people receiving the state pension, rising to almost
12 million individuals up until November 2006.
This represents an increase of 145,000 on like figures for the
previous years. The DWP's figures show that 62 per cent of
claimants were women, and 66 per cent of claimants were not
receiving any other benefit.
Meanwhile, the three million people who claimed Pension Credit
represented an increase of 31,000 on like figures for a year
earlier. Of those receiving Pension Credit 798,000 claimed
Guarantee Credit only while 1.33 million claimed Guarantee and
Savings Credit.
