State pension (FOI)State pension (FOI)
Produced by the Freedom of Information officeAuthored by Government of Jersey and published on
18 March 2024.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
To get a full rate (100%) Jersey state pension a person needs to have 45 - 47 years of Social Security contributions (depending on age). In the UK a full state pension only requires 35 years of National Insurance contributions.
A
Please advise how many people are currently in receipt of a Jersey State pension.
B
Please3 advise how many people are currently in receipt of a full 100% Jersey state pension.
C
Please break the totals down by gender.
Response
All values relate to 31 December 2023.
A
The number of people currently receiving a Jersey State pension is 32,930.
B
The number of people in receipt of a full 100% Jersey State pension is 3,778.
C
Please see table below:
| | Female | Male |
| Question A | 18,505 | 14,425 |
| Question B | 2,525 | 1,253
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