FOI-03813

Thank you for your request for information about the following: 

##Request 

<p><i>‘Can I add the previous three financial years to this FOI? So 25/26, 24/25, 23/24, 22/23, and 21/22 in total.</i></p>

<p><i>Or will I need to submit a new one?’</i></p>

Previous FOI: https://opendata.nhsbsa.net/dataset/foi-02738 

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 11 May 2026.  

We have handled your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

##Our response 

I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached. 

Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data. 

Dependants and pension credit members are included in the above volumes, as are members who are now deceased and no longer in receipt of benefits.  

Pension rate is based on what the active rate in payment was at the start of the tax year (6 April). It does not necessarily mean the member was in receipt of that pension rate for the previous or subsequent 12 months, as rates can change throughout the year.  

These volumes reflect the number of people with pensions in payment in the year in question; it isn’t necessarily the year they commenced receiving their pension, or the pension that was originally implemented, it is an ongoing rolling figure. The members may not be in receipt of pension in subsequent years or still be in payment today.  

It doesn’t include lump sum payments made, only ongoing annual pension.  

Members who are in receipt of benefits in excess of £100k also counted as having benefits in excess of £50k. 

__Definitions__

Pension Rate – The annual amount of pension due to the member at a given point in time. This is subject to change at any point throughout the year. 

__Data Queries__

Please contact <a href=mailto:foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>foirequests@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a> ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data. 

__Reusing the data and copyright__

If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact <a href=mailto:communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk>communicationsteam@nhsbsa.nhs.uk</a>. This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented. 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at: 

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  

Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement: “NHSBSA Copyright 2026”. Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence. 

Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.

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