Question follow-through · 6287

Pension Credit: Take-up

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to identify (a) people and (b) households eligible for Pension Credit who have not applied for it.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department takes to identify (a) people and (b) households eligible for Pension Credit who have not applied for it.

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Building on last year’s ‘Invitation to Claim’ trial, the Department will be directly contacting approximately 120,000 pensioner households who are in receipt of Housing Benefit and who may also be eligible for, but not currently claiming, Pension Credit. ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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