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Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's press release entitled You could get Pension Credit: Week of Action to drive take up, published on 1 September 2024, whether she has a target of the (a) number and (b)

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Sept 2024
Target answer date
9 Sept 2024
Answer
12 Sept 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department's press release entitled You could get Pension Credit: Week of Action to drive take up, published on 1 September 2024, whether she has a target of the (a) number and (b)

  2. 9 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 12 Sept 2024

    Answer published

    No targets have been set, the Government wants everyone eligible for Pension Credit but not currently claiming it to receive the benefits they are entitled to. DWP launched the Pension Credit Week of Action on 2 September, joining forces with national cha...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average weekly Pension Credit payment was in April 2024.

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29 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for Pension Credit were made between 10 September 2024 and 10 October 2024.

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29 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether recipients who have not been suspected of benefit fraudulent activity will be subject to having their personal bank account details scrutinised.

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Social Security Benefits: Fraud

29 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what reduction in fraud and error in the benefit system she plans to achieve by the end of 2025.

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Pension Credit: Publicity

29 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans further publicity to inform pensioners of the closing date for applications for Pension Credit.

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Pension Credit

29 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to run an Invitation to Claim campaign to enable more senior citizens to claim Pension Credit before 21 December 2024.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pension Credit: Social Security Benefits

2 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what benefits would a successful applicant for Pension Credit potentially be eligible for in addition to the Winter Fuel Payment.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Pension Credit: Social Security Benefits

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7 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new applications for Pension Credit were (a) made and (b) approved between 10 September 2024 and 21 December 2024.

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13 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people (a) made applications for Pension Credit and (b) were successful between 29 July 2024 and 21 December 2024.

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13 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people aged 80 and over are eligible for the additional £260 per year pension.