§ Mr. WebbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people have requested a pension forecast more than six months before reaching pensionable age, in each of the last five years for which records are available. [99954]
§ Mr. McCartneyA customer can obtain a pension forecast until they are within four months of State pension retirement age. The only figures we have available are people who have applied for forecasts who are more than four months from state pension retirement age, rather than six months.
Number of forecasts sent to customers per year Financial year Number of forecasts produced 1997–98 570,522 1998–99 537,198 1999–2000 557,976 2000–01 622,104 2001–02 620,794 RPFT have also produced 579,273 forecasts this financial year up to, and including 31 January 2003.