United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 50357
State Retirement Pensions
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6 May 2025
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14 May 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total annual administrative cost was of implementing the 25p weekly age addition to the state pension for recipients over 80; and whether this cost exceeds the total amount paid out in such add
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6 May 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total annual administrative cost was of implementing the 25p weekly age addition to the state pension for recipients over 80; and whether this cost exceeds the total amount paid out in such add
Source: Commons
14 May 2025
Answer
The Age Addition is designed to be simple to administer. Payments are made automatically as part of the person's ongoing State Pension entitlement. The administration costs are therefore negligible. In 2024, 474,239 letters were issued to inform people th...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-06/50357
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1800166
- uk · wq-1800166 · source updated 14 May 2025