Thank you for your request for information about the following:

Request

You asked us:

Retired GP pensioners - how many (or percentage) get a pension in the following  ranges
£0-£24999, £25000-£49999, £50000-£74999, £75000- £99999, over £100000

Date Range: 01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025

On the 8 August 2025 you clarified the following:

Live data on the date run.

Pensioner including those who have returned to work, fully retired ie all claiming a pension.

The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 17 July 2025.

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.

The attached table gives the volume of unique GPs in receipt of pension benefits, broken down by their annual pension rate in payment as of 18/08/2025

Only members with General Practitioner (GP) service are included; these members may also have non-GP service historically or concurrently. General Dental Practitioner service is not in scope.

Only GPs in receipt of some pension benefits are included; they may not have claimed all benefits and may still be actively contributing to the NHS Pensions Scheme, and/or working in NHS employment.

The pension rate is based on the annual rate in payment currently for each member. It does not necessarily mean the member has received that rate for the previous 12 months or will go on to receive it for the following 12 months, as rates can change throughout the year.

The data does not include lump sum payments made, only the ongoing annual pension rate.

Definitions:

General Practitioner – An employment marked as having capacity code 03 (Medical Staff), and Employment Type 5 (Principal Practitioner), 6 (Assistant Practitioner) or 9 (GP Locum/ Locum Practitioner)

Data Queries

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