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DWP · Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025 · people

State Pension caseload

State Pension caseload: Year ending March 2016 to Year ending March 2025ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabour05m10m20162018202020222024Year ending March 2016: 12,957,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2017: 12,930,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2018: 12,838,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2019: 12,724,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2020: 12,556,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2021: 12,379,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2022: 12,457,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2023: 12,597,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2024: 12,776,000 people · published 26 March 2026Year ending March 2025: 12,987,000 people · published 26 March 2026
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Source: DWP, Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: outturn and forecast (Spring Forecast 2026), Benefit expenditure and caseload tables: Spring Forecast 2026 (published 26 March 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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