Subject	Predicate	Object
srGwQO93	a	Resource
		Answer
		Written answer
	answer has question	aEK6UKup
	answer has answering person	Miriam Jane Alice Davies
	answer text	<p>In 2021/22 there were 200 thousand fewer female pensioners in absolute poverty than in 2009/10, after housing costs.</p><p>In 2023/24, we will spend over £151.6 billion on benefits for pensioners in Great Britain, which is 5.9% of GDP.</p><p>This includes spending on the State Pension which is forecast to be £124.3 billion in 2023/24.</p>
	answer given date	2023-10-25
	answer has answering body	Government Equalities Office
	written answer has answering body	Government Equalities Office
Government Equalities Office	answering body has written answer	srGwQO93
Government Equalities Office	answering body has answer	srGwQO93
aEK6UKup	question has answer	srGwQO93
Miriam Jane Alice Davies	answering person has answer	srGwQO93