Dataset: State Pension caseload

Field: Grouped Amount of Benefit

Description

The weekly award amount is sourced from payment details held on the benefit payment source system. It is the total amount in payment, including Additional Pension (AP), Graduated Retirement Benefit (GRB), Protected Payment (PP), Extra State Pension (ESP), increments and Dependency Increases (DIs) where applicable .

Classification

SP weekly award is applicable to: all claimants in the following payment brackets

• Nil payment
• Under £20.00
• £20.00 to under £40.00
• £40.00 to under £60.00
• £60.00 to under £80.00
• £80.00 to under £100.00
• £100.00 to under £150.00
• £150.00 to under £200.00
• £200.00 to under £250.00
• £250.00 to under £300.00
• £300.00 and over
• Unknown

Total number of categories: 12

In November 2023, the above payment brackets were amended to accommodate for increases in weekly State Pension award amounts over time. Underlying data remains the same.

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