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<p>The State Pension age changes in the 1995 Pensions Act affect all women born on
or after 6th April 1950. The 2011 Pensions Act affects women born between 6<sup>th</sup>
April 1953 and 5<sup>th</sup> April 1960. The figures in the tables below refer to
those women born between 6<sup>th</sup> April 1950 and 5<sup>th</sup> April 1960 inclusive
who have claimed their State Pension.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Numbers of women
receiving the full-rate, or less than the full-rate, of basic or new State Pension</strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Receiving
Full Rate</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Receiving less than Full Rate</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Basic
State Pension</p></td><td><p>1,029,600</p></td><td><p>796,900</p></td><td><p>232,700</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>new
State Pension</p></td><td><p>26,800</p></td><td><p>5,500</p></td><td><p>21,300</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,056,400</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>802,400</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>254,000</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note 1: The new State Pension came in for people reaching State Pension age
on or after 6<sup>th</sup> April 2016.</p><p>Note 2: The figures above refer to those
people receiving the relevant full-rates without considering entitlements to any additional
payments e.g. for Additional Pension or Protected Payments.</p><p> </p><p>Those women
who are in receipt of the full-rate of State Pension will have at least the number
of qualifying years necessary for a full basic or new State Pension. Those receiving
less than the full-rate of basic State Pension will not have the required number of
qualifying years. Data is not available on the number of qualifying years for those
reaching State Pension age on or after 6<sup>th</sup> April 2016, when the new State
Pension system began.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 2: Numbers of women with and without
contracted-out status</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Table 2</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Basic
State Pension</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ever been contracted-out</p></td><td><p>477,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Never
been contracted-out</p></td><td><p>551,800</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,029,600</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source: DWP Quarterly Statistical Enquiry, September 2016</em></p><p><em>Figures
have been rounded to the nearest 100.</em></p><p> </p><p>Note 3: Data is not available
for contracted-out status for those reaching State Pension age on or after 6<sup>th</sup>
April 2016, when the new State Pension system began.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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