FOI reference: FOI-2026-3389
You asked
Please can you show me the numbers of people on the state pension that are over 70 years old.
Please can I have the male and female numbers individually.
We said
Thank you for your request.
Unfortunately, we do not hold the information that you have requested.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may be better placed to assist with this request. They can be contacted by email at freedom-of-information-request@dwp.gov.uk.
Please note, we produce pension wealth estimates in our Pension wealth dataset, using data collected on the Wealth and Assets Survey (WAS). Here you will find estimates covering private pensions wealth by age and by gender.
If you are interested in exploring our data further it is available on the UK Data Service. For each release of WAS (Wave 1 to Round 8) you can access the microdata, as well as the questionnaires and other accompanying documents.
Please do contact us at Wealth.And.Assets.Survey@ons.gov.uk if you would like further information.