Written question asked by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Friday, 16 January 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 (named day). It was answered by Torsten Bell (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

State Retirement Pensions: Washington and Gateshead South

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pensioners in Washington and Gateshead South constituency are covered by the pension triple lock.

Answer

Caseload statistics for State Pensions are available via Stat-Xplore - Log in. The latest published data currently relate to the quarter ending May 2025.

The State Pensions Triple Lock applies to recipients of the core element of State Pension. Based on latest data, the number of pensioners resident in the Washington and Gateshead South constituency who are in receipt of the State Pension, and therefore covered by the Triple Lock, is 20,085.

This total has been adjusted to exclude a very small number of individuals, who receive only Graduated Retirement Benefit, a category of the Pre-2016 State Pension system, as such payments are uprated using CPI.

The constituency referenced above encompasses Gateshead South as well as the entire Washington area, including Washington Central, Washington South, Washington North, Washington East and Washington West.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 106309
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: State retirement pensions Washington and Gateshead South
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

State Retirement Pensions: Washington and Gateshead South

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