Mr. Gordon Prentice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people receive the UK state pension in a form which (a) is and (b) is not frozen, broken down by country of residence. [Official Report, 29 September 2008, Vol. 479, c. 15MC .] [216748]
Mr. Mike O'Brien:
The information is in the following tables.
Table 1: Number of state pension recipients living overseas in countries and territories where the state pension is up-rated (EEA and Switzerland and countries and territories covered by a reciprocal agreement which allows for up-ratings)
Country
Number of recipients
Austria
4,930
Barbados
5,120
Belgium
4,560
Bermuda
610
Bulgaria
220
Cyprus
14,490
Denmark
1,950
Finland
700
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
50
France
42,790
Germany
33,690
Gibraltar
1,130
Greece
3,960
Guernsey
6,210
Hungary
770
Iceland
50
Ireland
108,290
Isle of Man
210
Israel
4,070
Italy
35,370
Jamaica
21,460
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Jersey
8,720
Liechtenstein
30
Luxembourg
280
Malta
4,130
Mauritius
550
Netherlands
8,360
Norway
1,860
Philippines
1,190
Poland
1,380
Portugal
7,150
Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina
20
Republic of Croatia
340
Republic of Estonia
40
Republic of Latvia
110
Republic of Lithuania
50
Republic of Slovenia
150
Romania
40
Serbia and Montenegro
420
Spain
86,670
Sweden
2,470
Switzerland
6,770
The Czech Republic
230
The Slovak Republic
20
Turkey
1,070
USA
132,080
Table 2: Number of state pension recipients living overseas in frozen rate countries and territories
Country
Number of recipients
Albania
10
Alderney
550
Algeria
10
Andorra
200
Anguilla
150
Antigua
450
Antilles (Netherlands)
40
Arab Emirates
390
Argentina
250
Australia
246,110
Bahamas
250
Bahrain
80
Bangladesh
2,570
Belize
70
Bolivia
30
Botswana
140
Brazil
550
Brunei
20
Cameroon
10
Canada
156,230
Cape Verde Islands
10
Cayman Islands
130
Chile
210
China People's Republic
150
Colombia
110
Cook Islands
10
Costa Rica
50
Cuba
10
Djibouti
90
Dominica Commonwealth
1,100
Dominican Republic
40
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Ecuador
50
Egypt
210
El Salvador
10
Ethiopia
20
Falkland Islands + Deps
50
Faroe Islands
10
Fiji
90
French Overseas Departments
20
Gambia
80
Ghana
850
Grenada
1,520
Guatemala
10
Guyana
430
Honduras
10
Hong Kong
1,330
India
4,680
Indonesia
120
Iran
20
Japan
780
Jordan
70
Kampuchea
10
Kenya
650
Kuwait
50
Laos
10
Lebanon
60
Lesotho
10
Macau
10
Malawi
80
Malaysia
590
Mexico
340
Monaco
330
Montserrat
130
Morocco
100
Mozambique
10
Namibia
60
Nepal
30
New Zealand
46,430
Nicaragua
10
Nigeria
3,040
Norfolk Island
10
Oman
80
Pakistan
4,960
Panama
40
Papua New Guinea
10
Paraguay
20
Peru
100
Qatar
50
Republic of Azerbaijan
10
Republic of Belarus
20
Republic of Yemen
2,920
Saudi Arabia
150
Senegal
10
Seychelles
120
Sierra Leone
80
Singapore
370
Solomon Islands
10
Somalia
50
South Africa
37,740
South Korea
20
Sri Lanka
730
St. Helena and Deps
80
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St. Kitts and Nevis
500
St. Lucia
1,380
St. Vincent and Grenadines
840
Swaziland
100
Syria
30
Taiwan
20
Tanzania
60
Thailand
1,560
The Russian Federation
90
Togo
10
Tonga
10
Tours
40
Trinidad and Tobago
1,430
Tunisia
30
Turks and Caicos Islands
20
Uganda
70
Ukraine
180
Uruguay
50
Vanuatu
20
Venezuela
80
Vietnam
20
Virgin Islands (British)
50
Zambia
190
Zimbabwe
2,270
Notes:
1. Figures rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Figures as at November 2007. They do not necessarily denote a recipient's permanent place of residence.
3. The agreement with USA covers also American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
4. UK figures not included. Source:
DWP Information Directorate: Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study.
