Question follow-through · 7159

Pension Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) viability of auto enrolment for pension credit.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
8 Oct 2024
Answer
15 Oct 2024 · 11 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, whether she has made an assessment of the (a) potential merits and (b) viability of auto enrolment for pension credit.

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    It is not currently possible to accurately identify people who may be entitled to Pension Credit nor to determine how much they may be entitled to on the basis of the data which DWP holds. Like all means-tested benefits, a person’s eligibility for Pension...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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